Chicken Calvados

This is another wonderful chicken dinner to serve family and even company.

 

Serves 4

  • pinch of salt
  • freshly ground pepper
  • 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
  • 4 – 4 oz. skinless and boneless chicken breasts
  • 4 tsp. vegetable oil
  • 4 delicious apples. peeled, cored and sliced thin
  • 1 cup apple juice
  • 3 tbsp. Calvados (apple brandy)

Combine all the dry spices and rub into the chicken breasts. In a large frypan, heat the oil and saute the chicken until browned. Transfer to a plate.

In a skillet, cook the apple slices until golden brown and tender; stir in the apple juice and bring to a boil.  Return the chicken breasts and turning as needed to cook through. Transfer now to a platter.

Stir the Calvados in the skillet and cook until the apples are glazed and the liquid has thickened.  Spoon over the breasts and serve.

I will promise you this will be a first for most people to try.  Here you go….’damn I can do this”.

So, so good.