Specific sweet and sour taste of cranberries perfectly complements not only desserts, but also meat dishes. That is why cranberries are often used as a basis for cooking sauces. In this article we will pay attention to the recipe for chicken with cranberry sauce , which will be appropriate not only on the festive table, but also on the everyday menu.
Chicken with cranberry-thyme sauce
Ingredients:
- butter - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- Dried thyme - 1 ½ tsp;
- salt, pepper - to taste;
- chicken breast (with skin) - 1 pc .;
- onions - 1 pc .;
- sage - 1/2 tsp;
- chicken broth - 2 items;
- cranberry - 1 item;
- sugar - 1/4 of the item;
- starch - 1 teaspoon.
Preparation
In a small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon of butter, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper. Chicken breasts carefully rub the resulting mixture, do not forget to miss under the skin. Put the chicken skin up on a greased baking sheet, then bake at 200 degrees 25 minutes, until golden brown.
Remains of butter melt in a saucepan and fry on it chopped onions, about 8 minutes. In the saucepan, put the sage and the remaining thyme, continue cooking for another minute, and then pour the broth and stew until there are about 1½ glasses of sauce in the saucepan. Strain the sauce through a sieve and return it back to the saucepan.
We fall asleep in the sauce of berries and add sugar, cook for 5-8 minutes, until the berries start to burst, after which we pour starch. We keep the sauce on fire until it thickens, and then we pour the cooked chicken.
Chicken with cranberry mousse
Ingredients:
- chicken fillet - 500 g;
- salt - to taste;
- sugar - 1/4 of the item;
- flour - 1 ½ tablespoons;
- powder for baking - 1 teaspoon;
- Dried thyme - 2 ½ tsp;
- black pepper - 1 teaspoon;
- Dried garlic - 1/4 tsp.
- white pepper - pinch;
- eggs - 2 pieces;
- cranberry puree - 1 item;
- mustard - 1/4 of the article;
- honey - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- vinegar - 1/2 tsp.
- vegetable oil.
Preparation
In a liter of cold water, dissolve 1/2 cup of salt. Chicken fillet is placed in a container and poured in brine. Let the chicken soak in salt for about 1 hour, leaving it in the fridge.
In a bowl, mix thyme flour, 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, black pepper, dried garlic and white pepper. Separately mix a glass of water, or milk with one egg.
For cranberry mousse, the ready berry puree is mixed with mustard, honey, thyme and vinegar. If you do not know how to make a berry puree, then it is enough just to scald the berries, or boil them literally 40-60 seconds, and then rub the mass through a sieve.
Sliced fillet cut into portions and fry in deep-frying, first dipping meat first into a mixture of eggs and milk, and then roll in flour with spices. The ready chicken is first dipped with paper towels, and then served to the table.
Chicken with grape-cranberry sauce
Ingredients:
- Butter - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- sugar - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- fresh thyme (crushed) - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- chicken - half carcass;
- flour - 1/2 tbsp. spoons;
- chicken broth - 3/4;
- grape juice - 1/2 tbsp .;
- cranberry puree - 1/3 of a century;
- fresh cranberries - 1/4 tbsp.
Preparation
Soft butter is mixed with sugar and thyme. Chicken carcass sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste, and under the skin, carefully smear the meat with an oil mixture.
Fry the chicken in a hot frying pan for about 4 minutes, or until golden brown. Now place a piece of carcass on a baking sheet and send the chicken to the oven at 200 degrees for 20 minutes.
While the chicken is baked, mix 1 tablespoon of butter with flour, add cranberry puree, broth and grape juice. Cook the sauce until thickened for about 7 minutes, then season with salt and pepper and serve to the finished chicken in hot or cold.