Spiced Matzo-Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Name: Spiced Matzo-Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Prep time: 1 d 1 h
Cook time: 1 d 1 h
Total time: 1 d 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 boneless chicken breast halves with skin (about 3 pounds); 118 milliliters dry white wine; 2 larges eggs; 79 milliliters chopped flat-leaf parsley; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 118 milliliters golden raisins; 1 teaspoons ground allspice; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground cloves; 2 teaspoons ground coriander; 414 milliliters reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided; 946 milliliters packaged matzo farfel (small pieces of matzo); 6 Tbsps olive oil, divided; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 teaspoon hot paprika or 1/2 teaspoon cayenne; 118 milliliters shelled pistachios, chopped; 1 teaspoon potato starch; 1 red bell pepper, chopped

Spiced Matzo-Stuffed Chicken Breasts is From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 25 hours. Head to the store and pick up ground cloves, olive oil, paprika, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the ground allspice you could follow this main course with the Allspice Angel Food Cakes With Pineapple Curd And Oven-dried Pi as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425°F with racks in upper and lower thirds.

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Cook onion and bell pepper in 3 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until softened and golden, about 15 minutes.

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Bell Pepper

Onion

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Add garlic and cook, stirring frequently, 2 minutes.

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Garlic

While onion mixture cooks, rinse matzo farfel in a colander under warm running water until softened, 30 seconds to 1 minute.

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Matzo

Onion

Water

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Colander

Drain, pressing gently to extract excess water.

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Extract

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Remove onion mixture from heat and stir in farfel, pistachios, raisins, parsley, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

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Whisk together eggs and 3/4 cup broth, then stir into farfel mixture.

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Broth

Egg

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Whisk

Set aside 1 1/2 cups stuffing and transfer remainder to a generously oiled 1 1/2-quart shallow baking dish.

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Stuffing

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Bake stuffing in dish in lower third of oven until set and golden, about 30 minutes.

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Stuffing

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Oven

While stuffing bakes, stir together spices with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl.

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Stuffing

Pepper

Spices

Salt

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Bowl

Insert a paring knife horizontally into middle of thicker end of each chicken breast half, stopping about 1 inch from opposite end, then open incision with your finger to create a 1-inch-wide pocket. Pack 3 tablespoons stuffing into each pocket. Pat chicken dry and add to spices, tossing to coat.

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Chicken Breast

Stuffing

Whole Chicken

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Straddle a large flameproof roasting pan across 2 burners, then add remaining 3 tablespoons oil and heat over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Sear chicken, skin side down, until skin is deep golden, about 5 minutes. Turn chicken over, then roast in upper third of oven until just cooked through, 16 to 20 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

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Transfer chicken to a platter and straddle roasting pan across 2 burners, then add wine and deglaze by boiling, stirring and scraping up brown bits, 1 minute. Stir in 3/4 cup broth.

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Whole Chicken

Broth

Wine

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Whisk together remaining 1/4 cup broth and potato starch and whisk into sauce, then cook, whisking, until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Strain sauce through a fine-mesh sieve into a measuring cup.

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Potato Starch