Sunday, March 11, 2012

Chicken roulade with Spinach, Mushrooms, and Asparagus!


Chicken Roulade! Chicken Roulade is just a fancy name for flattened chicken breast, stuffed with whatever you fancy. In this version, we shall be using wilted spinach, mushroom duxelle, and asparagus.
Directions: First, flatten out your chicken breast, but not so thin that it tears. Then wilt your spinach by either blanching it or sauteing the spinach lightly with garlic and salt and set aside. Chop your mushrooms very finely and cook down until all the moisture is gone and deglaze with red wine. Cook off all the wine till the mushrooms are nearly dry.  Season the mushrooms and set aside. Blanch or roast the asparagus in hot salted water and also set aside.
Now lay the chicken breast flat and put in the spinach, mushrooms, and asparagus and roll tightly! Wrap them in saran wrap and chill! You can also wrap them in prosciutto or bacon to flavor them even further. Chill until firm and then cook them in a saute pan to get nice color and then finish them in the oven. Cut on a bias to make them look pretty and plate! Serve the roulade with a nice sauce like demi-glace, a reduced port wine sauce, or a nice red pepper coulis.

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