Chicken meat is very soft, tender, juicy and very easy to cook. In literally half an hour, you can build both an exquisite festive dish and a quick treat for suddenly arriving guests from chicken.
It is necessary
- For chicken fillet with tarragon:
- - 4 chicken fillets, 100-150 g each;
- - 2-3 sprigs of tarragon;
- - 200 ml sour cream;
- - salt;
- - ground black pepper.
- For chicken with vegetables:
- - 700 g of chicken meat;
- - 1 onion;
- - 1 carrot;
- - 1 celery root;
- - 100 g zucchini;
- - 1 lemon;
- - 1 egg;
- - 1 tbsp. flour;
- - salt;
- - ground black pepper.
- For chicken in cherry sauce:
- - 600 g of portions of chickens;
- - 2-3 tbsp. butter;
- - 1 glass of cherries;
- - 1-2 tsp starch;
- - salt;
- - ground black pepper;
- - mint leaves.
Instructions
Step 1
The maximum nutrient content of chicken meat is maintained when steamed. If you are the proud owner of a double boiler, try to cook a very simple, but tasty and healthy dish - chicken fillet with tarragon.
Step 2
Rinse the chicken fillet, pat dry with a paper towel, and season with salt and pepper. Chop the tarragon finely and sprinkle on the meat. Place the chicken on a steamer wire rack and cook for 20-25 minutes.
Step 3
In the meantime, make the sauce: mix the sour cream with the remaining tarragon, add salt and pepper to taste. Cut the finished chicken fillet into small pieces, arrange on plates and pour over the sauce.
Step 4
Quickly and tasty chicken can be cooked in the microwave, for example, stewed with vegetables. Chop onions, carrots, zucchini, celery, place in a microwave-safe dish. Chop the chicken into portions, rinse, dry, salt and pepper, then sprinkle with lemon juice.
Step 5
Spread the meat on top of the vegetables and cook, covered with a hole, at full power for 13-15 minutes. After this time, check the doneness by piercing the chicken with a fork. When the juice is clear, remove the meat onto a platter, line with vegetables, cover with foil to keep warm, and leave for 8-10 minutes. Prepare the sauce: mix the egg and flour, add the juice released during the stewing of the chicken and heat the mixture in the oven for 1-2 minutes.
Step 6
Does not require much time and chicken baked in the oven with cherry sauce. Wash and dry the chicken pieces, rub with salt and pepper, place in a saucepan and drizzle with melted butter. Place the stewpan in the oven, preheated to 200 ° C, and bake the chicken for 20-25 minutes, periodically pouring over the resulting juice. When the meat is done, transfer to a bowl and cover.
Step 7
For the sauce, wash the cherries and remove the pits. Pour wine into the juice remaining in the stewpan, put on fire and boil for 5-7 minutes. At this time, dilute the starch with 2 tablespoons. water, add to a saucepan and cook the sauce, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 minutes. When serving, place the chicken pieces on a plate, top with the sauce and garnish with mint leaves.
