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Chicken Paillard (with Shallot-Mustard Pan Sauce)

Chicken Paillard

Ingredients

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  • 2 boneless/skinless chicken breasts, halved crosswise and pounded thin
  • Regular olive oil, for cooking
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 shallots, minced
  • 1/4 cup sherry (optional)
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon
  • 23 tablespoons butter
  • 1012 radicchio and/or escarole leaves
  • Pomegranate seeds, to garnish (optional)
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil, for drizzling

Instructions

  1. Season the chicken breasts generously on both sides with salt and pepper. Add about a tablespoon of regular olive oil to a large skillet set over medium high heat. Cook the pound of chicken breasts until deeply browned on both sides, about four minutes per side. Transfer to a platter and hold in a warm oven (170 degrees) until ready to serve.
  2. Reduce the heat to medium and add the shallots to the pan with the chicken drippings. Sauté for 2 minutes and then add the sherry, if using. Cook for about 1  minute more. Add the stock, juice of 1/2 lemon, the Dijon, and season lightly with salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for about 5 minutes until slightly reduced; turn off the heat. Add the butter and stir to melt it in.
  3. TO SERVE: Pour the pan sauce over the cooked chicken breasts on the plate. Top with some radicchio, and dress that with an additional squeeze of lemon, some salt and pepper, and a generous drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil. Garnish with pomegranate seeds and enjoy.
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