I had been craving a much loved meal from one of my favorite restaurants that deliver; but that's not the only reason I like restaurant; and last night I got to order it!
The dish is Chicken Avocado. It's not a 5 star dish, but it appeals to my pallet and when it's done correctly the blend of nutty avocado, creamy sauce and chicken are a win! I had my taste buds drowning in my watering mouth as I waited for the dish. Unfortunately, 7 and a half minutes later, my tastebuds were left thoroughly deflated.... not unlike after eating a family size bag of salt n vinegar chips....
The subtlety of chicken breast cries out for perfect execution of the cooking technique chosen. When accompanied by fresh avocado, again with its light flavours the marriage between the two ingredients can only be sealed by an expert sauce. On this occasion, sadly, the bath of cream - barely salted, did not cut it. And there is the problem! If the sauce can not "cut through" the subtleness of the chicken and avocado; well then the whole dish is just a little bit 'avo"...
So with disappointment in my mouth, I was determined to right a wrong and re-do the dish myself at home. , I set off sauteeing my breast of chicken .... then adding some white wine to the pan to poach it along. Nothing worse than hard breast...
Once the chicken has finished poaching in the wine and a lovely caramel is left in the pan, I removed the chicken and rested it in foil. While I continue slugging white wine around the kitchen I remembered that I had actually opened the bottle to use in the sauce and donated some to my pan to deglaze. A bit of cream at the end and pour over the splayed avocado and chicken and Yum YUM chicken dinner!
Sometimes it really is better to cook it yourself at home...
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