Lemon-Rhubarb Chicken

Name: Lemon-Rhubarb Chicken
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 6 boneless chicken breast halves with skin; 6 Tbsps brandy; 59 milliliters (1/2 stick) butter; 118 milliliters sliced unpeeled fresh ginger; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 946 milliliters low-salt chicken broth; 5 Tbsps olive oil, divided; 1 liters diced rhubarb, divided; 2 Tbsps chopped shallots; 177 milliliters sugar; 1 whole star anise

Lemon-Rhubarb Chicken is a gluten free main course. This recipe makes 6 servings with 486 calories, 28g of protein, and 23g of fat each. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up butter, chicken breast halves, brandy, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Add 2 tablespoons chopped shallots and 2 cups rhubarb; sauté until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and 1 teaspoon lemon peel. Season with salt and pepper. Cool rhubarb stuffing.

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Salt And Pepper

Lemon Juice

Lemon Peel

Shallot

Stuffing

Rhubarb

Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over low heat.

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Add 21/2 cups rhubarb, 1/4 cup shallots, and ginger; sauté until soft, about 10 minutes. Increase heat to high.

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Shallot

Rhubarb

Ginger

Add sugar and brandy; boil 1 minute.

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Brandy

Sugar

Add broth, star anise, and bay leaf. Simmer over low heat until mixture is reduced to 2 cups, about 1 hour. Strain sauce, discarding solids in strainer. Stir 1/3 cup rhubarb stuffing into sauce. DO AHEAD Stuffing and sauce can be made 2 days ahead. Cover each separately and chill. Rewarm sauce before using.

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Star Anise

Bay Leaves

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Rhubarb

Broth

Sauce

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Sieve

Preheat oven to 425°F. Using fingertips, separate skin from flesh of chicken breasts, forming pocket.

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Chicken Breast

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Oven

Place about 2 tablespoons rhubarb stuffing in pocket.

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Stuffing

Rhubarb

Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

Heat 3 tablespoons oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in 2 batches, add chicken breasts, skin side down, to skillet; cook until brown, about 7 minutes.

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Chicken Breast

Cooking Oil