Chicken with Basil Sauce

Title:
Chicken with Basil Sauce

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Poultry,
Australian,
Herbs




Ingredients:





     4 lg Chicken fillets





-------------------------------CRUMB
TOPPING-------------------------------


     1 c  Bread crumbs, fresh


   1/3 c  Parmesan, grated


     1 tb Parsley, chopped


   1/4 lb Bacon


     3 oz Butter


     2    Garlic cloves


     2 ts Worcestershire sauce


   1/2 ts Mustard, dry



--------------------------------BASIL
SAUCE--------------------------------


   1/2 c  Oil


   1/4 c  White vinegar


     1    Garlic clove, crushed


   1/2 c  Cream


     1    Egg yolk


     1 c  Basil leaves (fresh),


          -finely chopped





 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Combine bread crumbs, cheese and parsley.


 Saute chopped bacon and drain on absorbent paper. Add the bacon to the


 bread crumb mix. This is the crumb topping for the chicken.


 


 In a pan, melt the butter, then add the crushed garlic, Worcestershire


 sauce and mustard. Mix and heat through. Coat the chicken fillets with the


 butter mixture by dipping them in the saucepan. Arrange in a shallow,


 ovenproof dish. Press the bread crumb mixture on top of the chicken pieces


 to provide a crumb topping. Bake uncovered for 20 to 25 minutes.


 


 While the chicken cooks, make the basil sauce:  in a saucepan combine all


 sauce ingredients except the egg yolk. Stir until heated and then add the


 egg yolk, stirring until thickened. Do not boil. Pour the hot sauce over


 the chicken pieces just before serving.


 


 NOTES:


 


 *  Oven-baked chicken pieces with basil sauce -- This recipe came


 originally from "The Australian Women's Weekly Dinner Party Cookbook No.


 2," available at an Australian news agent near you.


 


 *  The sauce sounds unusual but tastes great.  The fresh basil gives it a


 good green colour. Serve with green, vegetables, such as beans and snow


 peas, or a leafy green salad for a colour-coordinated dinner.


 


 *  The finer the ingredients in the topping the better will be its effect.


 


 : Difficulty:  moderate.


 : Time:  30 minutes preparation, 25 minutes cooking.


 : Precision:  approximate measurement OK.


 


 : Alex Patison


 : Pyramid Technology Australia, Sydney.


 : alex@pta.oz  pyramid!pyrcorp!pta!alex


 


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