PAN-FRIED CHICKEN WITH DOLCELATTE CREAM SAUCE AND MINTED PEA AND POTATO PURéE
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ chicken breast fillet
- sliced into strips
- 50ml/2fl oz white wine
- 100ml/3½fl oz double cream
- 55g/2oz Dolcelatte cheese
- 15g/½oz butter
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 1 Desirée potato
- peeled and chopped
- 55g/2oz peas
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 6 fresh mint leaves
- chopped
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- For the chicken
- heat the olive oil in a pan and fry the strips of chicken for 3-5 minutes
- or until golden-brown and just cooked through.
- Add the wine to the pan to deglaze
- reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 2-3 more minutes
- or until the liquid has reduced by half in volume.
- For the sauce
- add the cream and cheese to the pan with the chicken and bring to a simmer
- stirring until the cheese has melted. Finally
- stir in the butter and parsley.
- For the pea and potato purée
- cook the potato in a pan of boiling water for 7-9 minutes
- or until tender
- adding the peas for the last 2-3 minutes of cooking time. Drain and place the peas and potato into a food processor with the olive oil and mint. Blend to a smooth purée
- then season
- to taste
- with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- To serve
- spoon the pea and potato purée onto a serving plate and place the chicken strips on top. Drizzle the cream sauce around the edges of the plate.

