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Ingredients
| salted butter: 2 Tbl |
| shallot onions (chopped): 1 Tbl (minced) |
| orange juice: 1 cup (fresh) |
| bourbon: 1/4 cup |
| light whipping cream (fluid): 1 cup |
| honey: 2 Tbl |
| apple cider vinegar: 1 Tbl |
| salt |
| black pepper |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 1/4 cup |
| fresh thyme: 1 tsp (minced) |
| pecans (chopped): 1/2 cup |
| salt |
| black pepper |
| chicken breasts: 6 breasts (halved) |
| olive oil |
The Home Ranch's Honey Pecan Chicken
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
10 min -
Cook Time
25 min -
Servings
6 serving(s)
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- 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.