Pretzel Chicken With Beurre Blanc Sauce

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup pretzel crumb (about 2 cups before grinding)
• 1/4 cup bacon bits
• 1 cup fresh-grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup mccormick golden dipt fish'n chip batter frying mix (usually found in the baking products aisle)
• 3/4 cup red beer, plus more as needed
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 6 (5 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 large shallots, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 2 teaspoons chicken base (better than chicken bouillon)
• 1 2/3 cups heavy cream
• 3 teaspoons cornstarch
• 3 teaspoons water
• 1 teaspoon grainy mustard (optional)

Recipe

• 1 stir pretzel crumbs, bacon bits, cheese, parsley, salt & pepper together well in a bowl large enough to let you dip chicken breasts into it. set aside.
• 2 in another bowl large enough to dip chicken breasts, whisk together batter mix & beer.
• 3 if mixture seems too thick--it should be the consistency of very lightly whipped cream--add a little more beer a tablespoon at a time.
• 4 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 5 heat butter& oil in lge skillet over medium-high heat.
• 6 dip each piece of chicken in batter mixture, letting excess drip off, then cover well with pretzel crumb mixture.
• 7 place in skillet & saute 2 minutes per side or until golden brown& not quite cooked through.
• 8 transfer to a baking sheet & finish cooking in oven 5 to 7 minutes more.
• 9 to make beurre blanc sauce: in heavy saucepan, melt butter over med heat.
• 10 add shallots & saute 2 minute.
• 11 add wine & chicken base. stir to dissolve base.
• 12 bring to a simmer & cook 5 to 8 minutes, or until most liquid has evaporated.
• 13 stire in heavy cream & return to a simmer.
• 14 mix cornstarch & water together.
• 15 slowly stir into cream mixture & continue cooking& stirring until mixture thickens & coats back of a wooden spoon dipped into it.
• 16 simmer another 1 or 2 minutes.
• 17 if using mustard, stir in during last minute of simmering.