Name: Chicken and apricot ballotines with mushroom and tarragon sauce
Total time: 2 h
Ingredients: 8 boneless chicken thighs; 8 slices of Parma ham; 100g of dried apricots; olive oil, for frying; 5 button onions, halved; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 10 button mushrooms, any larger ones halved; 1 handful of dried porcini mushrooms; 150ml of white wine; 300ml of chicken stock; 2 tbsp of crème fraiche; 1 tbsp of tarragon, chopped; 6 Swiss chard leaves, halved lengthways; 200g of basmati rice, or wild rice, cooked

Chicken and apricot ballotines with mushroom and tarragon sauce

by GBC Kitchen

Ingredients

Fresh Meat

8 boneless chicken thighs

Delicatessen

8 slices of Parma ham
1 handful of dried porcini mushrooms

Store Cupboard

100g of dried apricots
300ml of chicken stock
200g of basmati rice, or wild rice, cooked

Oils & Vinegars

olive oil, for frying

Fruit & Vegetables

5 button onions, halved
3 garlic cloves, crushed
10 button mushrooms, any larger ones halved
6 Swiss chard leaves, halved lengthways

Beverages

150ml of white wine

Dairy

2 tbsp of crème fraiche

Salad & Fresh Herbs

1 tbsp of tarragon, chopped