Selection Three

Pollo A La Marsala Con Funghi E Carciofe

(Chicken Marsala with Mushrooms and Artichokes)

Ingredients for sautéing the chicken

-3 lbs. Boneless chicken breasts

-1 Cup flour season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder

–1/4 lb. Butter

–olive oil

Ingredients for the Marsala sauce

-15 oz. Of chicken broth (1 can if you use canned broth)

-3 Tblsp. Butter

-3 Tblsp. Flour

-1 Cup of Marsala (sweet wine red)

-3 Tblsp. Sweet Vermouth

-3 Tblsp.

White wine

-salt and pepper to taste

Ingredients for Marsala sauce with mushrooms and artichokes

-all of the above sauce ingredients plus:

-1 lb. Fresh mushrooms

-1 small jar or can artichokes hearts

Procedure

Cut chicken breasts horizontally into thin cutlets. After cutting, pound meat if desired, to prevent shrinkage. Heat butter and olive oil in a large skillet. Toss chicken into the seasoned flour mixture to coat well. Shake off excess flour. Sauté in hot butter and oil until golden. Turn and sauté other side until golden. Remove meat from oil and follow same procedure until all meat is cooked. Be careful. Do not let the butter become dark and burned.

After meat is all cooked, set it aside in a casserole dish and prepare the Marsala sauce as follows:

In a large skillet melt butter and add the 3 Tblsp. Flour slowly cooking the flower in the butter for a few minutes to remove the raw taste of the flour. Add the Marsala a little at a time, stirring the mixture constantly. Then add the chicken broth a little at a time. Keep stirring. The liquid will begin to thicken. Add the vermouth and the white wine. Keep stirring. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Let simmer a few minutes. Set aside.

At this point you could pour the sauce over the chicken as is, or you can add the mushrooms and artichokes as follows:

Wash, dry, and slice mushrooms. Drain and rinse artichokes hearts. Sauté mushrooms in about 2 Tblsp. Olive oil for just a couple of minutes. Add artichokes and sauté a couple more minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add to the Marsala sauce after removing from the oil. Simmer in the sauce for about 3 minutes.

When sauce is prepared, pour over the chicken. Cover, and heat through in the oven.

Serve and enjoy!