Friday, April 10, 2009

Gastrique!

Gatrique's rock. Super potent, very pretty on the plate and super easy to do! This one was sugar, vinegar and apple flavored tea. Mix, reduce and use... The chicken was pan seared and steamed thigh over fingerling potato and parmesan mash. Bit of thyme has been going with everything lately - not sure why, just obsessed with thyme.

Oh, and regarding the pan seared/steamed thing, I found, quite by accident, that covering chicken while sauteeing it, which adds the "steam" part of the equation, really made for tender and juicy chicken. I only figured it out because I was trying to keep the damn oil from popping all over the place. Lucky discovery!