Chicken with Sultanas and Melon Balls, a recipe from Thierry Daraize on the Worldwide Gourmet

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Chicken with Sultanas and Melon Balls Recipe

Recipe

Thierry Daraize, Québec

Total time: 30 to 60 minutes

Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

Ingredients for 2 servings

- 2 boneless Chicken thighs

- A pinch of salt and 3 grinds of pepper

- 15 ml (1 tbsp.) oil

- 15 ml (1 tbsp.) honey vinegar or other light-colored vinegar

- 250 ml (1 cup) chicken stock

- 15 ml (1 tbsp.) cedar jelly

- or liquid honey

- 15 ml (1 tbsp.) sultanas (see Grapes)

- 90 g (3 oz.) butter

- A few Melon balls (cantaloupe)

- (cut out with a Parisian scoop or melon baller)

Method

Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper;
in a sauté pan, cook the chicken in the hot oil until it colours; remove from the pan and set aside;
remove the fat from the pan; return the pan to the heat;
deglaze with the vinegar and boil for 5 seconds; add the chicken stock;
return the chicken to the pan; add the cedar jelly or honey and the sultanas;
cook the chicken, turning it half way through;
five minutes before serving, add the melon balls;
serve hot with tri-color fettuccine.

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