24 September, 2015

CHICKEN ROULADE WITH CHEESE FILLING AND FIG SAUCE

Comments : 6 Posted in : CHICKEN FASHION SHOW, DINE STAR on September 24, 2015 by : blonDISHious Tags: cheedar cheese, cheese, Chicken, Chicken Roulade, Chilli, cream cheese, cumin, Fig, Fig Sauce, Hold Back The River, James Bay, Let It Go, pepper, Rice, rosmary, tomato

There are  artists…and there are ARTISTS! The ones that enter a room and fill it with their presence. And then they start to sing and you know that they will make it big. And if they don’t something must be really wrong with the people out there. One of these artists written in capital letters is definitely

JAMES BAY

…and he made it big. Good job, people out there! 😉

I saw and heard James for the first time when he came to play a few acoustic songs for us in our label offices last year. A handsome guy with a cool hat and a guitar. No doubt, his good looks are a bonus but they should not distract from the amazing talents he’s got: James is an incredible singer and songwriter. On top of that he is a gifted painter.

When I heard “HOLD BACK THE RIVER” for the first time he immediately got my attention. But when he played “LET IT GO” he touched my heart. What a song!!! This is for sure one of the tunes I will still enjoy listening to in a few years time. I love the lyrics so much:

So come on, let it go
Just let it be
Why don’t you be you?
And I’ll be me?

Everything that’s broke
Leave it to the breeze
Why don’t you be you?
And I’ll be me?

It is a true pleasure to work with James. A friendly and fun guy with no attitudes whatsoever.

I am pleased he contributed to my blog. The dish I made from his requested ingredients is a little bit time consuming.

So, better get started then… 😜

Here we go:

INGREDIENTS (for 2):
Chicken:
2 chicken breast (pounded to about 3 – 4 milimeters)
50 g cream cheese
4 slices cheddar cheese (or any other hard cheese you like)
1 chilli (chopped)
4 dried tomatoes (chopped)
1/4 of a yellow pepper (chopped into very small pieces)
1 tbs fresh parsley
a pinch of cumin
salt & pepper
1 tbs olive oil

Fig sauce:
1 tbs olive oil
1 onion (chopped)
1 garlic clove (minced)
4 fresh figs (chopped)
1 small branch of rosmary
200 ml redwine
200 ml sherry
200 ml chicken stock
1 tbs cornflour
1 – 2 tbs pine nuts
salt & pepper

Rice:
1 small cup of rice (any kind you like – I used “Royal Black Pearl”)
1/2 ts salt

METHOD:
Pound the chicken breast to about 3 – 4 mm (I always place a piece of cling film over the meat to protect it).
Season chicken breasts on both sides and put aside.
Put cream cheese and cheedar in a blender and mix.
Put cheese mix in a bowl and add chopped chilli, dried tomatoes, pepper & herbs, cumin and season.
Lay chicken pieces flat on a clean survice.
Spread cheese mix thinly over the pounded chicken breast.
Roll up the chicken by starting with the narrowest end and seal with toothpicks or tie with kitchen twine.
Heat the olive oil on medium heat in a large pan.
Put roulades in the pan and brown on all side.
Transfer chicken to a roasing pan and put in the oven (preheated to 180°)
Cook roulades until chicken is cooked through (that takes about 12 – 15 minutes)

Cook rice as instructed on the package.

In the meantime heat olive oil in a pan and add chopped onion and minced garlic.
Cook for about 2 minutes.
Add figs and rosmary and cook for another 2 minutes.
Deglaze with red wine, sherry and chicken stock.
Cook sauce until reduced to around half.
Put sauce in a blender and mix.
Press mix through a sieve to get just the juice
Put sauce back in the pan.
Mix cornflour with a tbs of water and add to sauce. Boil briefly and remove from heat.

Put pine nuts in a dry pan and cook over medium-low heat until golden. That takes about 3 minutes. Make sure you don’t burn them by stirring frequently.

Take chicken roulades out of the oven and remove toothpicks (or kitchen twine).
Cut strings of the roulades and place on a plate.
Add rice & serve with fig sauce.
Decorate with rosemary…or any herbs you like.

Enjoy!

Have a blonDISHious day,
Sabrina xxx

ARTIST INFO:

James’s debut album “Chaos And The Calm” is out now.
Also released are his top selling singles “Hold Back the River” and “Let It Go”.

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