Baking

Chicken with brandy and grapes on soft polenta

Enjoy this brandy sauce as it soaks from the juicy chicken into the smooth bed of polenta underneath.
Chicken with Brandy and Grapes on Soft PolentaAustralian Women's Weekly
4
20M
50M
1H 10M

Ingredients

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate (180°C/160°C fan-forced). Place garlic on small oven tray in oven while preheating.
2.Toss chicken in combined flour with salt and pepper added; shake off excess flour.
3.Heat the oil in large, flameproof baking dish on stove top, add chicken, cook until browned all over. Add garlic from oven to baking dish. Transfer chicken to a moderate oven, bake, uncovered, for 25 minutes.
4.Meanwhile, bring water and milk to boil in a medium pan. Stir polenta in gradually; cook, stirring, for about 10 minutes or until the mixture thickens. Add the butter and cheese; stir until cheese melts.
5.Add thyme to baking dish, bake for further 10 minutes or until chicken is tender. Remove chicken and garlic, cover, keep warm.
6.Add brandy and wine to the dish on stove top; bring to the boil, add water, reduce the heat, simmer, stirring, until thickened slightly. Add grapes.
7.Serve chicken on polenta with brandy and grape sauce.

Not suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave

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