Catalan-style chicken breast fillet

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 2 chicken breast fillets, approx. 170 – 180 g each
• some oil for frying
• Salt and pepper, freshly ground
• 150 g bell pepper(s), colored
• 80 g mushrooms, fresh
• 50 g onion(s)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp honey
• 150 ml red wine
• 4 cl sherry
• 1 tsp chicken broth, granulated
• ½ tsp paprika powder
• some chili, if desired
• Sauce thickener
• 2 tbsp peanuts, roasted and salted

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 35 minutes

slightly spicy and well seasoned

Cut the mushrooms into larger pieces, the bell pepper and onion into strips, and finely chop the garlic. Make a small cut in the thicker side of the chicken breasts and open them up. Sear the breast fillets in a hot pan with a little oil, then remove. Add the bell peppers, mushrooms, garlic, and onions to the frying fat and simmer for a short time. Deglaze with red wine and sherry. Now add the chili, paprika, stock granules, lemon juice, and honey. Stir well, add the chicken fillets, cover, and simmer for about five minutes. Arrange the chicken on a plate and thicken the vegetables with a little sauce thickener. Cover the chicken with the vegetables and sprinkle with peanuts. Serve with rice.