Blackberry Chicken

Name: Blackberry Chicken
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: ¼ cup heavy or whipping cream or crème fraîche; ¼ cup heavy or whipping cream or crème fraîche; ¼ cup heavy or whipping cream or crème fraîche; 1 tablespoon crème de cassis; 10 fresh blackberries; Chervil leaves, for garnish; 2 whole boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 2 pounds total); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots; ¼ cup blackberry vinegar; ¼ cup Berta’s Chicken Stock or canned broth; ¼ cup Berta’s Chicken Stock or canned broth

Preparation info

4
portions

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

Summer fruits and chicken in a creamy sauce may sound surprising, but the flavor is delicious and the dish is stunning. Scatter chervil leaves decoratively to garnish.

Ingredients

2 whole boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 2 pounds total)
2 tablespoons olive oil</

Main course
Gluten-free
Summer

Method

Rinse the chicken well and pat it dry. Cut each chicken breast in half along the breastbone line. Remove the fillets (the finger-size muscle on the back of each half) and reserve them for another use. Flatten each breast half with the flat end of a meat pounder until thin.
Heat the oil in a large skillet, add the breasts, and cook over medium heat until they ar