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Chicken Breast Wrapped in Ham with Fine Pepper Sauce

5 from 7 votes
Course Dinner
Cuisine European
Servings 2 people
Calories 206 kcal

Ingredients
 

chicken breast

  • 2 Chicken breasts
  • 2 slices Emmental
  • 4 slices Black Forest ham
  • Salted pepper from the mill

The pepper sauce

  • 1 small Diced onion
  • 1 clove Finely diced garlic
  • 1 clove Red and green peppercorns pickled
  • 0,5 cup Brandy
  • 125 ml Red wine
  • 125 g Whipped cream
  • 1 tbsp Crème fraîche with herbs
  • 1 tsp Dried thyme
  • Salted pepper from the mill
  • 1 pinch Sugar
  • 1 splash Lemon juice
  • Clarified butter

Instructions
 

chicken breast

  • Wash the chicken breasts and pluck them dry with salt and pepper. Cut a pocket into the fillet and fill the Emmentahler with it. Now wrap the ham around the fillet and fix it with toothpicks or roulade needles.
  • Sear the fillets in the pan and then cook with the lid closed for about 10-12 minutes.

The pepper sauce

  • Drain the peppercorns in a colander. Sauté the garlic and onion in hot clarified butter, add the peppercorns and sauté for another 5 minutes. Add brandy, heat and flambé. Deglaze with the red wine and reduce to about a third over medium heat.
  • Stir in the whipped cream and creme fraiche. Fold in the thyme and season with pepper, salt, lemon juice and sugar. Place the fillets and side dishes on plates with the sauce and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Serving: 100gCalories: 206kcalCarbohydrates: 4.7gProtein: 1.2gFat: 13.6g
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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 25 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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