Spicy herbed-peppercorn chicken breasts

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 tablespoon Black peppercorns
¾ tablespoon Dried thyme
1 small Bay leaf; 1\", broken in small pieces
4 Skinless boneless chicken breast halves; flattened
¼ teaspoon Salt
3 tablespoons Shallots; minced
6 Cloves garlic; peeled & halved lengthwise
1 tablespoon Butter or margarine
1 tablespoon Fresh parsley; chopped
⅓ cup Dry white wine
Parsley sprigs; for garnish

Directions

In blender or food processor process peppercorns, thyme and bayleaf pieces until bay lef is no longer visible and peppercorns are coarsely cracked.

Sprinkle both sides of chicken with the salt, the pepper mixture, shallots and garlic, pressing lightly so seasonings clong. Cover with a clean sheet of waxed paper and let stand at room temperature for 2 hours. Discard garlic. Cook chicken in skillet in butter for 5 minutes until golden brown, turning once. Remove to serving plate; sprinkle with chopped parsley. Add wine to pan drippings and cook over high heat, stirring often, 2 minutes or until liquid is reduced to 3 tab. Spoon over chicken breasts and garnish with parsley sprigs.

Posted to recipelu-digest by "Nesb2@..." <Nesb2@...> on Mar 19, 1998

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