Hazelnut Encrusted Chicken with Hazelnut Sage Sauce, Chive Mashed Potatoes and Pan-roasted Corn

I recently came into possession of some lovely hazelnuts.

This is my favorite nut... bar none.

So I processed a bit of bread (yes, homemade, so sue me)...

With a handful of nuts...

And used this to bread the pounded chicken breasts to make schnitzel...

(http://www.thisoldchef.com/blog.html/schnitzel_redux_sandy_be_damned/)

And then sautéed them.

For a sauce, I processed another handful of hazelnuts with 5-6 chopped sage leaves, sautéed the mixture in a bit of butter, deglazed the pan with white wine, added a bit of chicken broth and salt/pepper.  When the schnitzels were done, I removed them from the pan and tossed the sauce in to deglaze THAT pan...

Tasted for S & P... pan-roasted some corn... mashed some potatoes, sprinkled them with chopped chives...

Heaven on A Plate.

 

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