Pernod Chicken

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts
• 350 ml wine
• 350 ml chicken stock
• 150 ml cream
• 2 garlic cloves
• 4 spring onions (chopped)
• 1 stick celery (chopped)
• 2 slices bacon (chopped)
• 2 teaspoons tarragon
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 chili pepper
• 2 teaspoons pernod
• 2 teaspoons cornflour

Recipe

• 1 place all ingredients except cream and pernod into a casserole dish and cook in the oven at 190 c for about 25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
• 2 drain liquid through a sieve into a saucepan. cover chicken to keep warm.
• 3 reduce the liquid slightly, then add the cornflour (mixed with a little water) and the pernod.
• 4 lower the heat and add the cream - do not boil after adding cream or it might split.
• 5 pour sauce over chicken and serve.