Grilled Chicken on Red Wine Onions and Mushrooms

Name: Grilled Chicken on Red Wine Onions and Mushrooms
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 300 ml (½ pint) Red Wine Sauce; 4 chicken breasts; 50 g (2 oz) unsalted butter; 8–10 large red onions, sliced; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 300 ml (10 fl oz) red wine vinegar; 50 g (2 oz) demerara sugar; 1 bottle red wine; 8–12 flat or open cup mushrooms; 2 tablespoons crème de cassis (optional)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

More Rhodes Around Britain

By Gary Rhodes

Published 1995

About

This dish is very rich; the flavour of the red onions cooked in red wine eats beautifully (see p.83). Use flat or open cup mushrooms; both have a good flavour and texture. This mushroom and red wine garnish also works well with lamb and beef.

Ingredients

50 g (2 oz) unsalted butter
8–10 large red onions, sliced

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6.

Melt half the butter in a large pan, add the onions and cook for a few minutes without colouring until they begin to soften. Add the sugar and red wine vinegar and boil to reduce until almost dry. Season with salt and pepper. Add the wine