A
few months ago, I bought some green peppercorns for a dish then forgot what it
was before I got around to making it, so when Ann at Thibeault’s Table posted her recipe for Roast Chicken Breast with a Green Peppercorn Sauce,
I realized I should not miss another opportunity. Ann didn’t provide a detailed sauce recipe so
following is what I made after a little web search:
Rotisserie
Chicken With Green Peppercorn Sauce - Adapted from Thibeault's Table
Ingredients:
2
whole frying chickens
Canola
oil
S&P
1 C.
chicken broth
2 T.
green peppercorns - the dried ones, not brined ones
1 t.
chicken fat
1
shallot, small dice
1 t.
flour
1 T.
chopped rosemary
¼ C.
heavy cream
Directions:
1. Heat
chicken broth to a simmer and soak peppercorns in hot chicken broth for an hour
while the chicken cooks.
2. Rub
chickens with oil, install on the spit, and sprinkle with S&P. Add spit to grill using inferred back burner
and set a pan on the grill grate to catch the juices. Cook to a temperature of 160* in the breast
and 175* in the thigh, remove from the grill and rest while making the
sauce.
3. Remove
all but ½ T. fat from chicken pan and put over heat
4. Sauté
shallot until soft and stir in flour
5. Add
some chicken stock and deglaze the pan.
6. Add
the peppercorns, remaining stock with peppercorns, heavy cream, rosemary, and
simmer to reduce by half.
7. Remove
chickens from the spit, split into half chicken servings and side with cheese grits Ala David Klett both topped with the sauce.
My
shot isn’t too great as I put the chicken skin side down to get the sauce right
in the breast meat and have it stay – presentation wasn’t too important this day and I
considered not posting it but this blog is my recipe file.
Photos
best if enlarged by clicking on them.
Have
a great day and thanks for stopping by Almost Heaven South.
Larry
6/16/2013
meal date
Sounds really good. My hubby would really like those grits. He is a southern guy.
ReplyDeleteI've got a bottle of brined green peppercorns on the fridge door. I'm going to use those to make this, it sounds delicious! I'm glad you posted this recipe. Pinned.
ReplyDeleteYou know my feelings on sauces, so it shouldn't surprise you that I think the sauce sounds delicious!!! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrific recipe, Larry. I'm so glad you decided to post it. have a wonderful day.Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeleteMy presentation is never great, because everyone's always hollering to get their food NOW! So I always admire your pictures. This one makes me feel a little less inadequate in the photography arena, and I think I have a houseful of dudes who would love this chicken sauce!
ReplyDeleteSounds delicious. I am really liking the side dish of grits. That is something I need to learn to do more often-Use GRITS!
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P.S. I placed the preserving book you recommended on My Amazon Wish list. I will be ordering it very soon. Thanks for the recommendation.
Now I have to get me some green peppercorns because that sauce sounds fantastic. I also had a green peppercorn sauce recipe for steaks that I wanted to try too.
ReplyDeleteI am always buying ingredients for recipes and then somehow never making them. I have some silken tofu in my fridge that I have no idea what it was for. Great use of your peppercorns!
ReplyDeleteYour chicken sounds delicious...especially with the cheese grits. Sam posted a recipe for a blue cheese stuffed burger with a green peppercorn sauce that I made as well. Perhaps that is what you bought the green peppercorns for...it was a terrific recipe.
ReplyDeleteLarry, I'm glad that you liked the sauce. It is wonderful on steaks too. I'm sure I would love the sauce on grits too. But grits are difficult to find here.
ReplyDelete~Ann
Interesting! I have a bunch of green peppercorns, too. Looks like a great sauce to have in the repertoire!
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