Restaurant Recipe Reviews

You can picture the scene… It’s a winter’s evening. You’ve had a hard day at work, it’s freezing cold outside, you get in and all you want is rich, full flavored evening meal to warm you up and make you feel better. Well, this is the recipe for you! Made with chicken breasts, a ton of vegetables and red wine, this should go down a treat.

This recipe serves 4-6 people and cooks in about an hour.

Six chicken breasts, two large onions, two large pepper, 300g of large mushrooms, 200g bacon rashers, three garlic cloves, two bay leaves, 300ml chicken stock, two tablespoons of redcurrant sauce, three tablespoons of plain flour, glass of red wine, olive oil, half an orange.

1. Preheat the oven to gas mark six or 200C and put a casserole pan over a high heat. Rub some oil, flour, salt and pepper into the chicken breasts to season. Add some oil to the pan and allow to heat. Once hot, add the chicken and only remove when each side has gone brown.

2. Remove the chicken and set aside. Take the bacon rashers and cut into smaller chucks, around 2-3cm in length. Peel and chop up the onions and add both the onion and bacon to the pan. Turn to a medium heat and let them cook slowly for around 5 minutes, ensuring they don’t burn.

3. After 4-5 minutes crush in the garlic into the pan (don’t worry about peeling the garlic). Add some more flour and continue to stir for another couple of minutes.

4. Clean and cut up the peppers and onions and add to the pan. Pour over the redcurrant sauce and then take the orange a use a grater to add some orange zest to the mix. Mix the whole lot up really well before sticking in a couple of bay leaves. Let it cook for another couple of minutes.

5. Put the chicken back into the pan and season a little more with salt and pepper. Pour in the wine (not all of it – you want a little sip yourself!) and the chicken stock. Bring the mixture to the boil before putting the lid on the pan and placing in the oven. Leave it in the over for around 60 minutes.

6. Serve with a glass of red wine and thick, crusty bread to mop up the leftovers!

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