Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Chicken with mushrooms and polenta



The Creamy Chicken with Sautéed Mushrooms with Polenta, is presented as a rich second course of meat with a delicate flavor, enriched with a delicious thick and enveloping cream that makes this preparation irresistible. It is a viable alternative for preparing chicken, a central ingredient in culinary traditions around the world. Chicken is one of the most popular and consumed meats globally. Also known as "white" meat due to its color after slaughter, this meat has a mild flavor and is relatively inexpensive. Plus, it's quick and easy to cook thanks to its low connective tissue content, making it tender on the palate. This type of meat is suitable for the whole family due to its nutritional value. It is high in protein and has a low fat content, making it an ideal choice for many.

Chicken is prized by children for its flavor, by moms for its thinness and high protein content, by nutritionists for the essential nutrients and high-quality protein it contains. Athletes prefer it because of its low fat content of good quality, its easy digestibility and its adequate calorie intake. In addition, its taste satisfies everyone's palate. This food contains all the nutrients you need to face both the winter and summer seasons, including mineral salts perfect for replenishing those lost through sweating, such as potassium and magnesium, as well as phosphorus, zinc and selenium, which promote healthy hair and nails, counteract muscle cramps and provide essential amino acids and vitamins, especially in group B. In particular, vitamin B3 provides energy and helps fight stress and insomnia, representing a valuable ally for the immune system, which is thus strengthened to fight the typical ailments of the cold season.

Low in calories, chicken is an easy meat to cook and offers many possibilities for preparation; Typically, chicken breast and thighs are the most popular cuts, but there are many other delicious cuts of this animal that are often underestimated and little known.

Ingredients

1 chicken
40 g of dried porcini mushrooms
400 g of tomato pulp
30 g of butter
1 dl of dry white wine
1 clove of garlic
1 sprig of rosemary
oil
salt
pepper

How to do it

Soak the mushrooms in hot water for half an hour, drain them, filter the water and store it. Heat two or three tablespoons of oil and brown the chicken cut into parts, when it has become golden, remove it and keep it warm, let the butter melt, add the squeezed mushrooms, mix and after a few minutes sprinkle them with the wine and let it evaporate. Add the tomato pulp, the chicken, the rosemary, the whole garlic, season with salt and pepper and if you want more flavour, add the filtered mushroom water. Cook for about 45 minutes, remove, remove the garlic and rosemary, transfer to a serving dish and serve hot accompanied by polenta.

 

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