Cooking Recipe Orange-Bourbon Chicken

Recipe Ingredients

CHICKEN AND SAUCE

2 Chicken breast

-halves, boned,

-skinned (about 2 lbs)

6 tb Butter

1/2 ts Salt

1/2 ts Pepper

12 oz Orange juice (frozen

-concentrate), thawed

6 tb Bourbon

BUTTERED ALMONDS

1/2 c Almonds, slivered

2 ts Butter

1/2 ts Salt

1/2 ts Black pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In large, heavy, oven-proof skillet
melt butter; let cool, but do not let solidify. Turn chicken in
butter to coat. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Tuck edges
under, forming compact shape about 1 1/2 inches thick. Place chicken
in skillet, skinned side up. Bake at 425 degrees F, basting
occasionally, for about 15 minutes. Remove chicken to warm serving
plates; keep warm.

Saute almonds in butter until lightly toasted. Sprinkle with salt.
Let cool to crisp.

Add orange-juice concentrate to drippings in skillet; stir over high
heat until reduced by 1/3. Stir in bourbon; heat through. Stir in
remaining salt and pepper; pour sauce over chicken. Sprinkle with the
almonds.

NOTES:

* Chicken in orange bourbon sauce with buttered almonds -- The recipe
comes originally from _Woman's Day_.

: Difficulty: easy.
: Time: 30 minutes.
: Precision: approximate measurement OK.

: Wayne Thompson
: Tolerant Systems, San Jose California, USA
: waynet@tolerant.uucp

Categories matching this recipe

Poultry