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Wild Garlic Chicken Saltimbocca, Spinach and Parmesan Polenta, Pepper Jam

Wild Garlic Chicken Saltimbocca, Spinach and Parmesan Polenta, Pepper Jam from Lesley Waters. This dish is a classic but Lesley has traded veal for chicken. The polenta is really versatile and can be fried, grilled or BBQed once cooked too!

Ingreadient :
    • 4 skinless chicken breasts, batted out slightly.
    • 8 large sage leaves or 8 small leaves wild garlic
    • 8 slices prosciutto
    • 2 tbsp olive oil
    • 30g butter
    • 4 tbsp masala
    • 200ml chicken stock
    • 250g quick-cook polenta
    • 75g baby spinach leaves, washed and chopped
    • 200g Parmesan, finely grated
    • 30ml olive oil or butter
    • 3 tablespoons olive oil
    • 2 red peppers
    • 2 yellow peppers
    • 2 orange peppers
    • 1 red chilli or chilli flakes
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 3 tablespoons sugar
    • 2 cloves garlic, peeled.
    • juice 1 unwaxed lemon
    • Salt and pepper
Direction :
    1. Lay 2 sage leaves or a wild garlic leaf on top of each, and wrap with 2 slices of prosciutto.
    2. Heat the oil and butter in a large, non-stick frying pan and add the chicken breasts, neat side down. Cook for 2-3 mins until golden, then turn over and cook for 2 mins more.
    3. Pour over the Masala and allow to bubble for 1 min. Add the stock and simmer for 5 mins until the chicken is cooked.
    4. Lift the chicken out, cover to keep warm, then boil the pan juices to reduce a little.
    5. Serve with the polenta and pepper jam on the side.
    6. Bring 1 litre of water or light chicken stock to the boil in a medium sized pan and add 1 tsp of salt.
    7. Pour the polenta into the water in a steady stream, stirring continuously. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 1 minute, stirring all the time.
    8. Stir in the Parmesan spinach and olive oil. Season well with freshly ground black pepper, nutmeg and a little salt.
    9. Halve, deseeded and finely slice the peppers.
    10. Heat the olive oil in a large pan. Add the peppers, chilli, bay leaf, garlic, sugar, lemon juice and the lemon halves. Place a piece of wet, crushed greaseproof paper over the peppers and cover with a lid. Gently cook for 35-40 minutes or until the peppers are meltingly soft.
    11. Remove the paper and lemon halves from the pan and increase the heat to reduce the liquid for approximately 4/5 minutes or until jam-like. Season to taste.
    12. The pepper jam will keep in a sterilized jar in the fridge for 1-2 weeks.