Chicken Crema
Italy inspired chicken crema featuring white wine. A world classic for one.
Ingredients
- 2 - 3 tbspn olive oil
- to taste salt (see note 1)
- 50 gm onion (prepared weight)
- to taste black pepper
- 10 gm garlic
- 2 tbspn white wine
- 1 chicken breast
- 4 tbspn single cream
- 100 ml chicken stock (see note 1)
- 10 gm fresh basil
- 70 gm mushrooms
- 2 tspn brandy (optional)
Method
- 1
Finely chop the onion.
- 2
Chop the garlic.
- 3
Cube the chicken breast into bite sized pieces.
- 4
Slice the mushrooms.
- 5
Chop the fresh basil (reserve a little for garnish).
- 6
Over a low flame, heat the oil and fry the onion, stirring regularly for .
- 7
Increase the heat to medium and add the garlic, chicken and stock and cook, covered, stirring regularly, for .
- 8
Add the mushrooms, salt, pepper and wine and simmer, covered, stirring regularly, for .
- 9
Reduce the heat and stir in the cream, basil and optionally the brandy and cook, uncovered, stirring regularly, for .
- 10
Serve with a selection of vegetables.
- 11
Add the reserved basil to garnish.