Chicken in Cherry Wine Sauce for a Weeknight Skillet
Prep 30 minutes · Cook 10 minutes · Total 40 minutes · Yield 6 people
Set out chicken breasts boneless & skinless, chicken thighs boneless & skinless, and fresh sweet cherries halved & pitted before you start Chicken in Cherry Wine Sauce for a Weeknight Skillet. The batch is written for 6 people.
Count on 30 minutes of prep, 10 minutes of cooking, about 40 minutes from the first measurement to the plate.
What goes in the bowl
- 2 chicken breasts boneless & skinless
- 2 chicken thighs boneless & skinless
- 2 ½ cups fresh sweet cherries halved & pitted
- 2 tablespoons butter unsalted
- 3 shallots thinly sliced
- 1/8 teaspoon cloves
- ¼ teaspoon Saigon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- ½ cup pinot noir wine or a similar fruity red
- ¼ teaspoon fresh orange zest
- 1 cup low sodium chicken broth bonus points for home made!
How the cooking goes
- Warm the oven to 400°F.
- Taste your cherries. Mine were moderately sweet. Adjust your sugar accordingly.
- Warm a large stainless, ovenproof skillet over a moderate flame. Melt butter and swirl to coat skillet. Brown chicken on both sides and remove from pan. Loosely tent with aluminum foil and keep it to one side.
- Sauté the shallots until they are soft. Stirring frequently. Add the wine, vinegar, cloves, cinnamon, orange zest, and sugar to the pan. Scraping the bottom to remove all the browned bits. Yummy. Heat it until it boils and then add chicken broth and cherries. Stir and bring back to a boil. Add the chicken back to the pan and spoon sauce over chicken.
- Cook in preheated oven 5-10 minutes or until the chicken is done. Remove chicken from pan and loosely tent. While the chicken rests, reduce the cherry wine sauce to the desired consistency.
After it comes off the heat
Cool the pot before it goes into the refrigerator. It reheats gently on the stove the next day.
If you want another plate from Chicken, open Summer Pea Pasta with a Clear Method and Collard Green Salad with Vidalia Onion Peach Glazed Chicken Tossed to Order.
