Chicken Agrodolce
An amazingly flavored and unique reduction sauce recipe.
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 4large skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- ½cup all-purpose flour
- 1½ tablespoons olive oil
- 3cloves garlic, peeled
- 1teaspoon chopped fresh ginger
- 4bay leaves
- ⅓cup dry white wine
- ¼cup balsamic vinegar
- 2tablespoons honey
- ½cup orange juice
- ¼cup lemon juice
- 1teaspoon salt
- 1teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2tablespoons toasted pine nuts
Instructions
Step 1
Coat chicken with flour.Step 2
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; cook chicken with garlic, ginger, and bay leaves until chicken is browned, about 5 minutes per side.Step 3
Mix wine, vinegar, and honey together in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until sauce is reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add orange juice, lemon juice, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper and continue cooking until sauce is reduced by 2/3, about 10 minutes. Strain reduction sauce.Step 4
Pour strained reduction sauce over chicken; add pine nuts and simmer over medium heat until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).