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Preparation
45 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Spice up your family’s dinner with a unique Western dish, why not? The mushroom sauce cream with its rich, creamy flavor and the soft sweetness of the perfect combination of chicken and mushrooms is an extremely perfect suggestion, easy to make, delicious, and nutritious. Let’s join TasteVN into the kitchen to make this chicken dish!
Ingredients for Chicken with Mushroom Sauce For 3 people
Chicken 500 gr (thigh meat) Fresh button mushrooms 250 gr Garlic powder 2 teaspoons Unsalted butter 1 teaspoon Olive oil 1 teaspoon Dill 60 gr Parsley 60 gr (can use Vietnamese coriander) Green onions 60 gr Garlic 2 cloves Heavy Cream 175 ml (or Whipping Cream)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh chicken
- Good chicken will have a compact body, firm texture, and small breast.
- The chicken skin should be a shiny yellow, with dark yellow areas like the wings, breast, back, and not bruised or showing black spots.
- If the chicken skin is tough, evenly shiny, but the fat is white, it indicates the chicken has been treated with chemicals.
- The chicken meat should not have a sour or foul smell.
- Press the meat with your hand to check; if the meat is firm and elastic, it’s good chicken. If the meat is mushy, slippery, deformed, or dented, it’s best not to buy it to avoid health risks.
How to choose fresh and delicious straw mushrooms
- Choose mushrooms that are white, with short stems, round caps, and a distinct aroma.
- It’s best to select medium-sized mushrooms that feel firm in your hand, not too small or too “puffed up”.
- Avoid buying mushrooms that are turning off-white or showing dark spots, as these are usually old, not tasty, or spoiled.
- When purchasing, you should smell them; if the mushrooms have a foul or strange odor, do not choose them.
How to prepare Chicken with mushroom cream sauce
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Prepare the ingredients
Wash the green onions, dill, and parsley thoroughly, cut off the root ends and let them drain. Then, chop the green onions, dill, and parsley into small pieces. Place them on a plate to cook with the cream sauce.
Wash the straw mushrooms and soak them in diluted salt water for about 5 minutes. Then take them out, rinse with water, and let the mushrooms drain.
Cut the mushrooms into pieces, but don’t cut them too thin; otherwise, they will lose their natural sweetness when cooked.
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Prepare the chicken
After buying the chicken, you should soak it in diluted salt water for about 7 – 10 minutes, using your hands to gently massage to clean the dirt off the meat. Then rinse it thoroughly and let it drain.
Next, you fillet the chicken into bite-sized pieces, about 1/3 of a finger – 0.5cm thick. Don’t cut it too thin, as it will easily fall apart and dry out when saucing.
Effective tips for cleaning and removing the odor from chicken meat:- Method 1: You can remove the odor from the chicken by washing the meat with lemon juice, vinegar, massaging the meat for about 2 minutes, and then rinsing it 2 – 3 times with clean water.
- Method 2: After rinsing with clean water, take 1 piece of ginger, roast it lightly to release its aroma, then crush a bit of ginger and rub it on the chicken for about 2 minutes, rinse again once more before cooking.
See details: Effective methods for cleaning and removing odor from chicken meat
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Marinate the chicken
Lay the filleted chicken on a plate, sprinkle 1/3 of the garlic powder and 1/3 of the ground pepper evenly over the chicken, then flip the chicken over and add the remaining 1/3 of the pepper and garlic powder.
Gently massage the chicken to let the flavors penetrate evenly, marinate the chicken for about 15 minutes before searing.
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Pan-fried chicken
Put 1/2 the amount of butter into the pan – about 1/2 spoon of butter. You can increase the amount of butter if you want your pan-fried chicken to be richer and more fragrant.
When the butter melts, add each piece of chicken to the pan, pan-frying it over medium heat until the chicken is golden and fragrant, then flip the chicken.
Continue to pan-fry the other side of the chicken until both sides are evenly golden, then remove it. Each piece of pan-fried chicken takes about 2 minutes to be perfect; do not fry too long, as it will make the chicken dry and lose its sweetness.
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Make mushroom and cream sauce chicken
Next, add chopped green onions, dill, and cilantro to the pan that is frying the chicken. Stir well for about 2 minutes until the herbs are soft and fragrant.
Then add the sautéed mushrooms to the pan and add 175ml of Heavy Cream. Lower the heat and simmer the sauce for about 5 – 7 minutes until the sauce is well absorbed by the chicken and slightly thickened, then season to taste and turn off the heat.
Scoop onto a plate and enjoy immediately.
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Final Product
Chicken in cream sauce with the rich and fragrant flavor of Heavy Cream, the sweetness of mushrooms and various herbs. Ensure that your chicken after saucing is not dry at all but incredibly delicious. What are you waiting for, save the recipe and treat your family now.
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