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Today, we have an interesting but very fancy recipe: Chicken Oscar. Traditionally, made with veal, this dish combines a meat like chicken with crab, asparagus, and Béarnaise Sauce (sometimes Hollandaise). It is supposedly named after the Swedish King Oscar II, who enjoyed the combination of ingredients. It does feature many different components, so the process is rather long and involves lots of ingredients.
Chicken Oscar
Makes 4 servings
Ingredients:
Asparagus:
- 1/2 pound asparagus spears
Crab:
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon shallot, chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic, chopped
- 1/2 pound crab meat
- 2 tablespoons white wine
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Chicken:
- 2 chicken breasts
- Clarified butter (or olive oil)
- A little flour
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
- Prepare the asparagus:
- Trim off the tough ends.
- Blanch the asparagus in salted water for about 30 seconds to 1 minute or cook in a lightly oiled pan for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Prepare the crab:
- In a pan with the butter, saute the shallot and garlic.
- Add the crab meat in the pan.
- Add the white wine, lemon juice, and salt and pepper. Cook this for a couple minutes.
- Prepare the chicken:
- Cut the 2 chicken breasts horizontally to make 4 thin slices.
- Pound the meat into equal thickness.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Coat with a little flour.
- In a pan with clarified butter/olive oil, sear the chicken until it is thoroughly cooked, about three minutes on each side.
- Assembly:
- Make your Béarnaise Sauce.
- Stack the chicken, crab, and asparagus.
- Top with Béarnaise and serve!
We served this alongside some wild rice, which paired rather nicely.
Overall, I feel like the combination of all these flavors is a little strange, but if the King of Sweden liked it, then it must be good, right? Perhaps having it as veal would make more sense, but we're not the only ones that made it with chicken.
Overall, I feel like the combination of all these flavors is a little strange, but if the King of Sweden liked it, then it must be good, right? Perhaps having it as veal would make more sense, but we're not the only ones that made it with chicken.
-Chefpo
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