Jorge’s Chicken In Garlic Sauce

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in 1/4-inch-thick slices
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• all-purpose flour (for dredging)
• 8 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 cup wine
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch, mixed with
• 1/4 cup water, to thicken
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
• 2 heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan.
• 3 season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper.
• 4 dredge the chicken in the flour and place the flourcoated pieces in the pan; begin browning on one side over medium-high heat.
• 5 cook on one side for approximately 2 minutes, flip all the pieces over, and add the garlic.
• 6 continue to sauté until the chicken is cooked through.
• 7 do not overcook.
• 8 remove the chicken, place in a covered pan and put in the oven to keep warm.
• 9 de-glaze the pan by adding the chicken broth, wine and lemon juice.
• 10 reduce heat to medium-low and whisk constantly to make a smooth sauce. add the butter and cook just long enough to blend. the sauce should be slightly thick. if the sauce is a bit thin, tighten it up with a little cornstarch dissolved in water.
• 11 place the cooked chicken back in the sauce. sprinkle with the chopped
• 12 cilantro and serve hot.