Italian Inn Chicken Breasts In Wine

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 chicken breasts
• 1 cup butter
• 1/4 cup cognac
• 1 1/4 lbs fresh mushrooms
• 2 1/2 lbs pearl onions
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 1/4 cups sauterne wine
• 6 ounces chicken broth, undiluted
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 1/4 cups heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet melt ½ c butter. fry chicken until golden, about 5 minutes on each side.
• 2 warm cognac in small saucepan. divide over chicken in skillet and ignite.
• 3 heat remaining butter in 5 qt dutch oven.
• 4 saute mushrooms and onions about 10 minutes, stirring several times.
• 5 add chicken, salt, pepper, bay leaf, thyme, 1 cup sauterne, and chicken broth.
• 6 cover and simmer over low heat 20 minutes or until chicken is fork tender.
• 7 in a small bowl, make a smooth paste of cornstarch and remaining sauterne.
• 8 gradually add to chicken, simmer, stirring 5 minutes.
• 9 stir in heavy cream; simmer uncovered 10 minutes. remove bay leaf.
• 10 serve in chafing dish or over candle warmer.