Voatisperifery Chicken on Tomato and Apricot Bed

The Voatisperifery pepper grows in Madagascar and is the fruit (Voa) of the Tisperifery tree, which reaches a height of 20 m. These fruits grow up there on the trees, which only grow on the very young and fresh shoots. There is only an amount of 5 tons of this pepper every year.

The scent is sweet and floral and the taste is incredibly diverse and ranges from chocolate notes to full-fruity to citrus notes, but is rather mild. It goes perfectly with all fruity dishes, with chicken, actually with all types of meat, but is also excellent for chocolate desserts.

It should never be cooked or roasted, but always freshly ground or ground over the finished dish.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and season the chicken breasts with salt and fry them in a pan in a little oil on both sides, then add the pressed garlic cloves and cook in the oven to the end. (Pressure test or meat thermometer). The time in the oven always depends on the size and thickness of the chicken breasts.

Cut the tomatoes in a cross shape, scald with hot water and quench after approx. 30 seconds. Then peel, remove and remove the seeds from the tomatoes and cut into fillets. Press the "tomato waste" through a sieve or the Lotte liquor and collect the juice - that's a lot. Mix the tomato juice with the balsamic vinegar.

Now pit the sugar apricots and quarter or eighth - depending on the size. Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat and add the sugar. When the sugar has melted and a caramel has formed, add the tomatoes and apricots and sauté for 4 - 5 minutes while turning.

Then add the onion and garlic and cook for about 2 minutes. Then deglaze with the tomato juice and balsamic vinegar mixture and simmer for about 3 minutes, season with salt. Now grind the pepper in a mortar.

Remove the pan from the heat and season with the ground pepper and then cut a few basil leaves into fine strips and fold in.

Arrange the tomato and apricot bed on the plate. Take the chicken breasts out of the oven, cut into slices, arrange on the bed and season well with the ground pepper.