Braised Chicken with Prune Sauce Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

4 chicken breasts
salt
black pepper
4 tbsp butter
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 carrot, scraped and cut into 1/2 inch wide rounds
1 stalk celery, coarsely chopped
1 cup onion, finely chopped
1 sprig parsley
1 bay leaf
1 cup chicken broth
water
1/2 lb pitted prune
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp flour

Directions:

Pat chicken thouroughly dry with paper towel and sprinkle sides with salt and pepper In a 10 to 12-inch skillet melt two tablespoons of butter and two tablespoons of oil over high heat.
Add chicken skin-side down and reduce heat to moderate.
Fry until sides are golden brown.
(Don't worry if the inside is pink, we will be cooking the chicken more later) Transfer the chicken to a plate.
Add the celery, carrot, and onion to the fat remaining in pan, stirring occasionally, and cook until the vegetables are soft but NOT brown.
Return the chicken to the pan and lay the parsley and bay leaf on top.
Pour in 1/2 cup of chicken broth.
Bring to a boil over high heat.
Lower the heat and simmer for thirty minutes, basting it from time to time with the juices in the pan Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine 1 1/2 cups of water, the 1 1/2 cups of prunes, the lemon juice, and the sugar.
Place on high heat.
Bring prunes to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes or until prunes are tender.
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
Remove the chicken from the skillet and arrange attractively on an ovenproof platter.
Scatter the cooked prunes over the top.
Cover the platter loosely with foil and put it into the oven.
Press hard on the vegetables with a spoonback releasing the juices.
Discard vegetables.
Set juices aside.
Melt two tablespoons of butter in the skillet and add the flour.
Cook on high heat until flour is golden brown.
Pour in the 1/2 cup of reserved prune juice and the 1/2 cup of reserved pan juices (if there is less then 1/2 cup, make up for it by augmenting it with the chicken broth) Boil until sauce is smooth and thickened.
Serve at once.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	396.94 Kcal (1662 kJ)
Calories from fat	190.7 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	21.19g	33%
Cholesterol	36.68mg	12%
Sodium	387.34mg	16%
Potassium	724.42mg	15%
Total Carbs	49.34g	16%
Sugars	26.87g	107%
Dietary Fiber	3.7g	15%
Protein	4.54g	9%
Vitamin C	12.6mg	21%
Vitamin A	0.3mg	10%
Iron	2mg	11%
Calcium	55.8mg	6%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	170.74 Kcal (715 kJ)
Calories from fat	82.02 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	9.11g	33%
Cholesterol	15.78mg	12%
Sodium	166.61mg	16%
Potassium	311.6mg	15%
Total Carbs	21.22g	16%
Sugars	11.56g	107%
Dietary Fiber	1.59g	15%
Protein	1.95g	9%
Vitamin C	5.4mg	21%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	10%
Iron	0.9mg	11%
Calcium	24mg	6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

salty
savory
bitter
sweet

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