Apple and prosciutto chicken

Recipes / Meat

The complimentary flavours of sweet apple and salty prosciutto add a sophisticated touch to this fabulous chicken dish.

Recipe «Apple and prosciutto chicken» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 18 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 4 single chicken supremes, Salt & freshly ground black pepper, 4 thin slices prosciutto, cut in half crossways, 1 golden delicious apple, peeled, cored, halved, thinly sliced, 1 tbsp olive oil , 1 tbsp calvados liqueur, 75g creme fraiche, 2 tbsp thin cream , 2 tsp wholegrain mustard, 1/2 bunch watercress, leaves picked, washed, dried, 1 radicchio, leaves separated, washed, dried.

Ingredients:

  • 4 single chicken supremes 
  • Salt & freshly ground black pepper 
  • 4 thin slices prosciutto, cut in half crossways 
  • 1 golden delicious apple, peeled, cored, halved, thinly sliced 
  • 1 tbsp olive oil 
  • 1 tbsp calvados liqueur 
  • 75g creme fraiche 
  • 2 tbsp thin cream 
  • 2 tsp wholegrain mustard 
  • 1/2 bunch watercress, leaves picked, washed, dried 
  • 1 radicchio, leaves separated, washed, dried 

Instructions

  1. Use a small sharp knife to cut into the side of each chicken breast to create a pocket (don't cut all the way through). Season with salt and pepper.
  2. Place 2 pieces of prosciutto in each chicken pocket. Then place one quarter of the apple slices in each pocket and secure each with a toothpick to enclose the filling.
  3. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the chicken, skin-side down, and cook, uncovered, for 8 minutes or until skin is golden brown and crisp. Turn and cook for a further 8 minutes or until cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Cover loosely with foil and set aside for 5 minutes to rest.
  4. Increase heat to high. Add the calvados to frying pan and cook, shaking the pan, for 1 minute or until calvados reduces slightly. Add the creme fraiche, cream and mustard, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until the sauce thickens slightly.
  5. Combine watercress and radicchio in a bowl. Remove toothpicks from chicken. To serve, arrange chicken, watercress and radicchio on serving plates and drizzle with sauce.