Chicken Connemara

Chicken Connemara

This is one of my defining dishes! It was created in 1989, a gently sweet flavoured dish  thanks to the Irish Mist Whiskey Liqueur which oozes through the sauce, giving its essence and flavour.

I have had Chicken Connemara on every restaurant menu I have owned and it continues to shine as an elegant and popular dish.

Preparation time:  5 Minutes

Cooking time:  15 Minutes

Serving Suggestions: Roast root vegetables

 

Ingredients

Serves: four

4 chicken breasts
40g mushrooms, sliced
40g onion, diced
2 strips of bacon, chopped
50ml Irish Mist Whiskey Liqueur

100ml fresh pouring cream
2 tbsp. olive oil

Method

  1. On a chopping board, peel and dice the onion, slice the mushroom and dice the bacon.
  2. In a large frying pan, add a tablespoon of olive oil and bring to a medium heat.
  3. Add the chicken and sweat for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden.
  4. Remove the chicken from the pan (do not dispose of the cooking juices) and place it in an oven dish. Pre-heat the oven to F350° / C180° / Gas Mark 4 and cook for 8-10 minutes.
  5. Using the same large pan that you used for cooking the chicken, bring to a medium heat and add the chopped mushrooms and bacon, sweat for 3 minutes, deglaze with the Irish Mist and add the cream.
  6. In a separate pan, heat a tablespoon of olive oil. Add the onions to fry and caramelize for 5 minutes.
  7. Merge the contents of both pans into the large pan.
  8. Bring to the boil and reduce by half by simmering for 2-3 minutes until the sauce has become thick and creamy.
  9. Pour the sauce onto the plates and place the chicken on top.

Food Photography by Anna Nowakowska

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