Modernist Recipes DB

Chicken with mushroom sauce

The secret to a good cream sauce is always the same: not too much cream or it will mask the more delicate flavors. Here it contains a bountiful amount of mushrooms and is served over chicken breasts.

This recipe is good for high-protein, low-carb diets, with low saturated fat.

Time

30 minutes total: 10 minutes attended, 20 minutes unattended

Storage notes

does not keep well; eat immediately 

Difficulty

easy 

Special requirements

sous vide 

Yield

600 g (servings 2 )

Ingredients
Weight
Volume
Procedure
A
Chicken breasts, skinless, deboned, trimmed and tenders removed
360 g
2 pieces
Extra virgin olive oil
15 g
1⅛ tbsp
Salt
1.5 g
3¾ dash
Freshly ground black pepper
0.5 g
5 dash
1
Season chicken with pepper and salt on both sides.
2
Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.
3
Brown the chicken lightly on one side, about 1 minute.
4
Vacuum seal and cook sous vide at 62°C / 144°F for 1 hour 30 minutes.
B
Shallot, minced
60 g
6 tbsp
5
Add to pan.
6
Sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
C
Shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced
60 g
½ cup
7
Add to pan.
8
Sauté until tender, about 2 minutes.
D
Vermouth, dry (or dry white wine)
60 g
2 fl oz
9
Add to pan.
0
Simmer until almost evaporated, scraping up any browned bits, about 1 minute.
E
Chicken stock
60 g
¼ cup
-
Add to pan.
=
Simmer 1 minute.
F
Heavy cream
30 g
2 tbsp
Chives (or scallion greens), minced
5 g
5 tsp
q
Add to pan. Stir to combine.
w
Return to simmer.
e
Serve over chicken.

Notes

To add a textural element, fry bacon brunoise in oil until crispy, or fry diced bread to create crunchy croutons.

Making ahead

Trim the chicken. Chop the vegetables and store in an air-tight container.

Nutrition
Serving size 300 g; calories 353.3 kcal, kilojoules 1477.7 kJ, protein 37.6 g, carbohydrates 7.2 g, sugar 3.6 g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 4.7 g, unsaturated fat 15.4 g, trans fat 0 g, fiber 1.7 g, cholesterol 122.2 mg,

Type uncategorized

Author

Yield

g

Servings

Serving size 300 g

Serve

Per
serve
Energy (kcal)353.3
Energy (kJ)1477.7
Protein (g)37.6
Fat (g)16
Carbs (g)7.2
Sugars (g)3.6
Fiber (g)1.7
Sodium (mg)511.3
Cholesterol (mg)122.2

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