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Pan-Seared Chicken with Vin Blanc au Beurre (White Wine with Butter Sauce) // The Stylist Quo

Pan-Seared Chicken with Rosemary Vin Blanc au Beurre (White Wine with Butter Sauce)

Rich, buttery white wine sauce with garlic and rosemary over perfectly pan-roasted bone-in chicken breasts.
Cook: 32 minutes
Total: 32 minutes
Yield:2 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 bone-in skin-on chicken breasts , ideally brined (use my 2-hour quick brine)
  • 1 tablespoon good olive oil or canola oil
  • 1 tsp salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 3 cloves garlic , minced
  • cup dry white wine (Chardonnay is great)
  • ½ cup chicken stock (preferably homemade)
  • 1 2-3" sprig fresh rosemary , leaves removed and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream (half-and-half will do)
  • 4 tablespoons cold butter (1/2 stick), cut into tablespoons
  • sprig of rosemary for garnish , optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375ºF.
  • Heat olive oil over high or medium-high heat in oven-safe medium-sized skillet (see note). Pat chicken breasts very dry and season with salt and pepper (if you brined your chicken, season with just pepper - you have plenty of salt in the chicken!). Use tongs to place chicken skin side down in hot oil and brown well, about 5-7 minutes, depending on the heat of your stove. Flip and cook another 3-5 minutes.
  • Place in oven and let cook for 8 minutes or until the internal temperature is 165ºF (see note). Remove skillet from oven and place on stove over low heat, then place chicken breasts on a plate and cover with aluminum foil. Make sure you're VERY careful about not touching the skillet handle without a potholder, as it's 375º!
  • Pour off excess fat in skillet, leaving about 2 teaspoons. Sauté minced garlic in skillet, stirring constantly, about 1 minutes, or until fragrant. Add in your wine to deglaze, and use a whisk to scrape off all the burny bits (fond) on the surface of the skillet. Raise heat to high and let reduce to about half, about 5 minutes. Then add in chicken stock and rosemary and let reduce to about half, about 4 minutes. Reduce heat to low.
  • Remove from heat and add in heavy cream, then one tablespoon of cold butter. Whisk constantly to emulsify the butter into the sauce. Replace on low heat and add another tablespoon, whisking constantly to dissolve in sauce. Remove from heat and add in the third tablespoon, whisk.. then replace on low heat, add the fourth tablespoon, whisk..
  • Strain your sauce using a fine-mesh strainer and serve immediately, garnishing with an additional piece of rosemary. Try serving over orzo to soak up the delectable sauce.

Notes

To oven-proof any skillet with a rubber handle, simply wrap a piece of aluminum foil all the way around it. Tada!
The internal temperature of the chicken will rise slightly while resting, so you can try taking out the chicken at 162ºF, which is what I do. However, how much the internal temperature will rise is based on myriad factors, so my recipe (and lawyer) suggests you wait until the chicken reaches the super official FDA temperature of 165ºF.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 2g | Calories: 416cal | Protein: 3g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 1460mg | Potassium: 138mg | Total Carbs: 7g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Net Carbs: 6g | Vitamin A: 959IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 1mg
Recipe By:Cheryl Malik