Chicken Acapulco With Creamy Shrimp Sauce
4 large poblano peppers
1/4 cup onion, chopped
1/2 lb medium shrimp, lightly
1 cooked, peeled, and chopped
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
1/4 lb monterey jack cheese,
1 shredded
2 8 ozs chicken breasts,
1 halved, deboned, and
1 pounded flat
2 tsp white pepper
1 salt, to taste
12 6-in long strings
1 oil, for frying
CREAMY SHRIMP SAUCE
3 shallots, diced
1 cup white wine
1/2 cup fish stock or chicken broth
1 lb small shrimp
2 cup whipping cream
3/4 lb butter
ROAST PEPPERS: Place poblano peppers under the broiler and char on all sides.
Put in plastic bag and freeze 10 minutes. Remove from freezer, rub off peel,
then slit to remove seeds under running water.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a medium saute pan, saute onion, shrimp, and
cilantro until the shrimp are almost cooked, about 5 minutes. Place in mixture
in a bowl, add the cheese and set aside.
TO ASSEMBLE: Lay the four prepared chicken breasts flat, skin-side down. Season
with salt and white pepper. Layer each breast with one pepper and 2 to 3
tablespoons shrimp/cheese mixture over pepper. Roll each breast tightly to form
a cylinder. Tie each cylinder in 3 places, both ends and in the middle.
In a skillet, heat about 1/4-inch of oil. Lightly brown chicken breasts, one at
a time, on all sides. Remove from heat, transfer to a oven-proof dish and bake
for 10 minutes until golden brown.
Remove from oven. Cut strings and slice chicken into 1-inch roulades (rounds).
Drizzle a few tablespoons of Creamy Shrimp Sauce onto a plate and arrange the
roulades on top of the sauce. Serve warm.
TO MAKE CREAMY SHRIMP SAUCE: In a saucepan over medium-high heat, combine
shallots and wine. Cook until reduced by three-fourths. Add stock/broth and
shrimp and cook until reduced by half. Add the cream and reduce again by half.
Whisk in the butter by tablespoons. Cook until butter melts and sauce is
well-blended. Remove from heat. Servings: 4 |