Chicken in a Metaxa Cream Sauce
"Metaxa is a Greek brandy, good chance you won't have it in your drinks cabinet and it's no problem to use another brandy. I have been using Spanish brandy the last few times I made this, but the Metaxa does have a different flavor. If I make this for the two of us I do cut down on the chicken but make the same amount of sauce and serve it with pasta. It is a rich sauce with a distinct flavor. If you should use tarragon as an herb, taste the herb first it can be very strong sometimes and you should use less."
photo by KerfuffleUponWincle
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- salt and pepper
- 3 ounces butter
- 1⁄4 cup metaxa brandy
- 1⁄2 cup cream
- 1 1 tablespoon tarragon or 1 tablespoon parsley (optional)
directions
- Flatten the chicken breasts between 2 pieces of parchment paper.
- Sprinkle them with lemon juice and then with salt and pepper.
- Heat the butter in your frying pan and brown the chicken breasts then use a medium heat to cook them for about ten minutes, they should be almost done.
- Then you add the Metaxa bit by bit and let it gently evaporate.
- After that add the cream, let it heat through and thicken a bit.
- If using the herbs, add, mix and serve.
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Reviews
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This dish is elegant restaurant quality, and we were in heaven after the first bite. I did not have the metaxa brandy, so I substituted Mexican Azteca brandy. The brandy I used has a very nice, unique flavor also. The sauce for the chicken was rich and delicious. I used fresh tarragon, but basil would have been good also. Thank you for a very nice, out of the ordinary, dinner! -
This is a wonderful recipe! I have made it twice already.Both times with tarragon. The first time with a another brandy, don't get me wrong it tasted really really good!!, but the second time I used Metaxa 7star Brandy and it was divine,just so rich and creamy, delicious!. This is one of my husbands favourite dishes now:) thanks Annelies! -
DELICIOUS! I can only imagine how much better this must be with the Metaxa brandy ~ I used inexpensive E&J brandy, one teaspoon dried tarragon, and half and half, and the sauce was great! Made in support of Pets for the May 2010 Live Strong event in the Photo Forum. -
Mmm...fantastic! And so simple to make. I used Metaxa and a teaspoon of dried basil since that's all I had handy and my family loved this dish. Will definitely be making this again and again. -
This definitely a quality 5 star recipe, we sure enjoyed every bite. I only had Christian Brothers Brandy, It had avery good flavor. I used basil, it was excellent. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
PetsRus
Leiden, Zuid Holland
Hello, my name is Bonnie and I am a very beautiful cat as you can see if you look at the picture at the top of this page.... What??.. I am supposed to talk about you??? But it says here: About Me!! Well all right then ......
My mom is Dutch and has moved to England in October 2007, after living 15 years in the Netherlands with my English dad. They don’t have any human children and “created” their own family, which means I have to share them with Hannah, she is a 6 years old tortie cat, Abby the dog, she is a 9 year old Beagle, and a one year old black Miniature Pincher named Poppy, I refuse to tell you my age but I am a georgious lilac British Shorthair cat!!
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I heard her say to Dad that this is the last time she moved to another country...she's had it with moving from one place to another! ( its her age...she's getting grumpy)
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