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CHICKEN-BOURBN(M)        USENET Cookbook        CHICKEN-BOURBN(M)

ORANGE-BOURBON CHICKEN

     CHICKEN-BOURBN - Chicken in orange bourbon sauce with but-
     tered almonds

     The recipe comes originally from Woman's Day.

INGREDIENTS (Serves 4)
          CHICKEN AND SAUCE
     2         whole chicken breasts, halved, boned, skinned (4
               halves, about 2 lbs in all)
     6 Tbsp    butter,
     1/2 tsp   salt
     1/2 tsp   pepper
     12 oz     frozen orange-juice concentrate, thawed
     6 Tbsp    bourbon
          BUTTERED ALMONDS
     1/2 cup   slivered almonds
     2 tsp     butter,
     1/2 tsp   salt
     1/2 tsp   black pepper

PROCEDURE
          (1)  Preheat oven to 425 deg. F.  In large heavy oven-
               proof skillet melt butter; let cool, but do not
               let solidify. Turn chicken in butter to coat. Sea-
               son chicken with salt and pepper.

          (2)  Tuck edges under, forming compact shape about 1-
               1/2 inches thick.  Place chicken in skillet,
               skinned side up. Bake at 425 deg. F, basting occa-
               sionally, for about 15 minutes.

          (3)  Saut' almonds in butter until lightly toasted.
               Sprinkle with salt.  Let cool to crisp.

          (4)  Remove chicken to warm serving plates; keep warm.

          (5)  Add orange-juice concentrate to drippings in skil-
               let; stir over high heat until reduced by 1/3.
               Stir in bourbon; heat through.  Stir in remaining
               salt and pepper; pour sauce over chicken.  Sprin-
               kle with the almonds.

RATING
     Difficulty: easy.  Time: 30 minutes.  Precision: approximate
     measurement OK.

CONTRIBUTOR
     Wayne Thompson
     Tolerant Systems, San Jose California, USA
     waynet@tolerant.uucp