Chicken thing

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Supposedly skinned and boned chicken -cut into half breast sizes.

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A heated pan.

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Nutmeg, paprika, salt and pepper.

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Sear the chicken in the hot pan.

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Remove chicken, deglaze with wine.

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Add seasoning.

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Reduce then pour over chicken and put aside.

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A biggish onion and some cloves of garlic.

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Fried in the same pan and cooked till golden. Add oil/butter.

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Chop up some greens -in this case courgettes. Throw these in and add more wine. If I had pineapple handy, it would go in too -adds a sweet dimension and catalyses a process that creates a syrupy reduction.

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I ran out of flat, so used a cheap bottle of bubbles we had lying around... Throw the chicken back in ready to garnish...

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Mmmmm, bacon. Er, it keeps the moisture in the chicken... The whole pan goes in the oven at 150oC for 15 minutes...

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'Cause it was just me, hash browns... Pasta or some kind of rice would also be good.

© Matiu Carr