The Home Ranch's Honey Pecan Chicken
"Very tasty chicken, rolled in crushed pecans with a delicious, creamy honey bourbon sauce. Definitely company worthy! From L.A. Times food section many years ago."
photo by Tinkerbell
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
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SAUCE
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon minced shallot
- 1 cup fresh orange juice
- 1⁄4 cup Bourbon
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- salt and pepper
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CHICKEN
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
- 1⁄2 cup finely chopped pecans
- salt and pepper
- 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- olive oil
directions
- To make sauce, heat butter in medium saucepan.
- Add shallots and cook over low heat 3 minutes or until tender, but not brown.
- Add orange juice and bourbon, increase heat and continue cooking until liquid is reduced to 1/2 cup.
- Add cream and reduce until slightly thickened.
- Add honey, vinegar and season with salt and pepper.
- If sauce is too thin, make a small amount of cornstarch and cold water slurry. Add it to sauce to thicken (only if needed).
- To make chicken, mix flour, thyme, pecans, salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in flour mixture.
- Heat small amount of olive oil in a large saute pan.
- Add chicken and saute until golden brown.
- Pour sauce onto each plate and place chicken breast in center. Serve addition sauce separately.
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Reviews
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It was good, but I felt that the orange juice was too overpowering. -
The sauce in this dish was divine! I think Sauce Lover really lives up to her name! From the first bite DH & DS were saying they'd eat this one again in a heartbeat. I didn't make any changes in the recipe & I used Jim Beam bourbon whiskey. Thanks for sharing, Sauce Lover! Made, enjoyed & reviewed for Fall 2008 Pick A Chef.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Sauce Lover
Woodinville, Washington
