Pistachio Chicken with Pomegranate Sauce
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serves:
4
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yield:
4 servings
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ready in:
30 mins
(10 mins
Prep
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20 mins
Cook)
"This is an elegant dinner for company, and not hard to do at all. Add wild rice and some green vegetables with this for a completely wonderful meal."
Recipe provided by:
Allrecipes
ingredients
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6 eggs
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50ml milk
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4 skinless, boneless chicken breast fillets
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90g plain flour
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130g finely chopped pistachio nuts
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For the sauce:
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2 tbsp minced shallots
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120ml dry white wine
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120ml chicken stock
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120ml double cream
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50g butter
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1 ½ tablespoons 100% pomegranate juice
preparation method
- Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas mark 4.
- Beat together the eggs and the milk. Dredge the chicken breasts in flour, then in egg wash and finally in the chopped pistachios.
- In a large frying pan, melt butter over medium heat. Fry the chicken until lightly browned. Place in an earthenware baking dish.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, melt butter in a saucepan. Fry shallots until soft. Add cream, white wine, chicken stock and pomegranate juice. Simmer for a few minutes.
- Place chicken on plates, and pour over sauce.