Chicken Breast With Mustard And Sesame Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 whole chicken breasts
• 4 scallions
• 5 slices fresh gingerroot, peeled, quarter-sized
• 1/2 cup dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dry sherry

Recipe

• 1 place chicken breasts in a pot in a single layer, skin-side down.
• 2 in a blender, puree the scallions and ginger with 1 cup of water. add to pot with chicken.
• 3 add cold water to pot to cover chicken by 1 inch.
• 4 bring to a boil over high heat. reduce heat to low and simmer until cooked through, about 20 minutes.
• 5 plunge chicken into cold water to cool to room temperature. remove the breast meat in 4 intact halves, discarding skin and bones.
• 6 cut each breast half crosswise on the diagonal into 1/2 inch slices. arrange 1 half-breast on each serving plate.
• 7 in a bowl, whisk together the mustard, vegetable oil sesame oil, and sherry. spoon some of the sauce over the chicken on each plate; serve the remainder of the sauce in a dish on the side.