I started late so this was supposed to be just rice, broccoli and chicken. I put the rice on and salted the chicken breast. Then I coated the breast in 50/50 flour/onion powder. Lay it in hot oil and brown the first side. Turn it over and put in a 325ºF oven for 30 minutes total cooking time. Press on the breast and it will spring back when it's cooked. If you still aren't sure, stick a fork in it. If the juices run clear, it's done.
I took the cooked rice out of the microwave, the broccoli was steamed and ready to reheat and the breast was in the oven so I stood there with nothing to do. I can make hollandaise! I separated an egg yolk and melted a 1/2 inch slice of butter, melted but not hot. Slowly whisk small amounts of butter into the yolk until all butter has been taken up. Mix 2 teaspoons lemon juice with 1/4 cup cold water. Add a pinch of salt to the yolk and half the lemon/water mixture. It will thicken when it's heated. Once the breast was cooked I took it from the oven and put the broccoli in olive oil to reheat and started heating the Hollandaise. The sauce got a little too thick so I added a little of the lemon/water to thin it. Once the broccoli was ready I plated everything.
I love Hollandaise so I covered everything. It does look like a drive by saucing, but it tasted great. It has taken me all this time to get to the point that I could decide to make Hollandaise at the last minute and pull it off. It was wonderful.
No comments:
Post a Comment