Chicken With Cherries And Sour Cream Sauce
Serves:
Ingredients:
6
Skinned and boned chicken
-breasts
2
tb
Light vegetable oil
2
tb
Butter
1/4
lb
Chopped mushrooms
1/4
ts
Finely chopped garlic
1/2
ts
Tomato paste
1
tb
Cornstarch
1
c
Chicken broth
1
c
Sour cream
1
c
Pitted cherries
Method:
Heat oil and butter in large saute pan.
Slowly brown chicken, turning until cooked, about 15 to 20 minutes.
Remove from pan.
Keep warm.
Add 1 Tbs of butter to pan.
Saute mushrooms and garlic for about a minute, stirring over moderate heat.
Remove pan from heat.
Add tomato paste and cornstarch; blend.
Add chicken stock and return to heat,stirring until sauce comes to a boil.
Using a metal whisk, stir in sour cream, spoonful by spoonful.
Add chicken and cook until heated through.
Remove and arrange pieces on a heat proof serving platter.
Add cherries to pan and warm over low heat.
Spoon sauce over chicken and lightly brown under broiler.
Serves 4.