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French · Sauce / condiment

Brandy-Cream Pan Sauce

A quick sauce for pan-roasted chicken: shallot, stock and brandy reduced in the same pan, rounded with cream and whole-grain mustard, then finished off the heat with lemon, parsley and cold butter for gloss.

  • YieldServes 4 (about 240 ml)
  • Hands-on15 min
  • Total17 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1large shallot, minced (about 1/4 cup)
  • 60 gunsalted butter, 15 g for the base, 45 g cold and cubed for finishing
  • 1 tspall-purpose flour
  • 240 mlchicken stock, homemade or low-sodium
  • 120 mlbrandy
  • 1 tbspwhole-grain mustard
  • 60 mlheavy cream
  • 1 tbspfresh lemon juice, from 1 lemon
  • 2 tbspfresh parsley, minced
  • to tastekosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Mustard
  • Celery
  • Wheat
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Shallot
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Carrot
  • Turmeric
  • Parsley
  • Black and white pepper
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • Under 20 min active
  • Under 30 min total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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