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Chicken With Mushroom Purée and Swiss Chard
We took the crispiest-skinned chicken we ever did see, from Michelin-starred restaurant Vestry in NYC, and created a simplified version perfect for whipping up at home.
👥 2 Servings👤 Shaun Hergatt📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●skillet
- ●blender
- ●baking sheet
- ●cutting board
- ●oven
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
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Mushroom Purée
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Melt butter in a medium high-sided skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and liquid is evaporated, 6–⏱️ 8 minutes. Add shallots, garlic, thyme, bay leaf, and broth, bring to a simmer, and cook until broth is reduced by half, 8–⏱️ 10 minutes. Add cream and simmer until reduced by half, 10–⏱️ 12 minutes. Discard thyme and bay leaf and transfer mixture to a blender. Add crème fraîche and truffle oil (if using) and purée until smooth. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.
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Chicken and Assembly
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Preheat oven to 350°. Pat chicken dry; lightly season with salt and pepper. Heat 2 Tbsp. oil over medium-high in a medium nonstick skillet. Cook chicken, skin side down, until skin is slightly crisped, about ⏱️ 3 minutes. Transfer chicken to a rimmed baking sheet and turn skin side up. Bake until skin is golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of breasts registers 160°, 23–⏱️ 25 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest ⏱️ 5 minutes; reserve skillet. Slice chicken; set aside.
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Combine shallot, garlic, bay leaf, broth, and butter in reserved skillet and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and cook until reduced to about ½ cup, 14–⏱️ 16 minutes. Strain jus through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl; set aside.
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Heat remaining 1 Tbsp. oil in same skillet over medium. Add any Swiss chard pieces with ribs or stems, season with salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, ⏱️ 2 minutes. Add remaining Swiss chard and cook, stirring occasionally, until all of the chard is wilted and tender, about ⏱️ 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
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To serve, spoon reserved mushroom purée onto plates; top with Swiss chard and reserved chicken. Drizzle jus over.
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