Chicken Breasts with Pine Nuts, Cepes, and Ham Goudaliere
Ingredients
- 2 ounces dried French cèpes or Italian porcini, or, if available, 1 pound fresh or 1 can (10 ounces) whole or quartered cèpes (see Note, page 149)
- 3 tablespoons pine nuts
- 4 large chicken breast halves on the bone (about 10 to 12 ounces each), at room temperature
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1½ tablespoons chopped shallots
- 1½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1½ tablespoons dry vermouth or dry white wine
- 1 cup demi-glace (storebought or homemade—page 406) or 3 cups rich unsalted chicken stock (storebought or homemade—page 405) or duck stock (page 407) reduced to 1 cup
- 2 tablespoons rendered duck fat or extra virgin olive oil
- 12 ounces fresh white mushrooms, quartered
- 1½ tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
- 3 to 4 ounces jambon de Bayonne,
- prosciutto, or Serrano ham, cut into ½-inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon Cognac
Description

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