Orange-bourbon Chicken

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Title: ORANGE-BOURBON CHICKEN
Categories: Poultry, Usenet
Yield: 4 servings

-----------------------------CHICKEN AND SAUCE-----------------------------
2 Chicken breast
-halves, boned,
-skinned (about 2 lbs)
6 tb Butter
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Pepper
12 oz Orange juice (frozen
-concentrate), thawed
6 tb Bourbon

------------------------------BUTTERED ALMONDS------------------------------
1/2 c Almonds, slivered
2 ts Butter
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Black pepper

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In large, heavy, oven-proof skillet melt
butter; let cool, but do not let solidify. Turn chicken in butter to coat.
Season chicken with salt and pepper. Tuck edges under, forming compact
shape about 1 1/2 inches thick. Place chicken in skillet, skinned side up.
Bake at 425 degrees F, basting occasionally, for about 15 minutes. Remove
chicken to warm serving plates; keep warm.

Saute almonds in butter until lightly toasted. Sprinkle with salt. Let
cool to crisp.

Add orange-juice concentrate to drippings in skillet; stir over high heat
until reduced by 1/3. Stir in bourbon; heat through. Stir in remaining
salt and pepper; pour sauce over chicken. Sprinkle with the almonds.

NOTES:

* Chicken in orange bourbon sauce with buttered almonds -- The recipe
comes originally from _Woman's Day_.

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

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

: Copyright (C) 1986 USENET Community Trust

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