Pagano's Chicken Marsala
Ingredients
- 1 skinless, boneless chicken breast
- 1 teaspoon shallot, diced fine
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic, crushed
- 4 whole mushrooms, sliced
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup Marsala wine
- 1/2 cup beef demi-glace *
Instructions
- In a hot pan, sauté the sliced chicken breast in a small spoon of butter or olive oil.
- When the chicken is cooked, add the chopped shallots, garlic and sliced mushrooms. Stir in about 1/2 cup Marsala wine and 1/2 cup demi-glace. Let the sauce reduce until it's creamy by stirring the mixture.
- Taste it, add salt or pepper, and serve.
Serves 1
* Claudio makes his own demi-glace, which is an extremely involved process of reducing beef bones, stock and wine until it becomes a rich brown glaze. Most markets carry (or can order) prepared demi-glace, which you should use for this recipe.
Source: Claudio Pagano of Pagano's Restaurant, Hesperia, California - highdesert.com