What Are You Tasting?

Chicken with Almond Sauce was interesting. The flavors from the wine and almonds are faint. As noted in my opening topic above. My experience with The Silver Spoon so far has been with these very delicate flavors not the "traditional" Americanized version of garlic and oregano that we have been groomed to except as Italian. This chicken dish was simple to prepare (no surprise here). While the finished dish was tasty and not offending it didn't scream "Wow, look at me, I'm a chicken and swimming is almonds!" Perhaps, this subtle recipe is too delicate for this girl's American taste buds.

From: The Silver Spoon
Chicken in Almond Sauce

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons butter
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast portions
juice of 1/2 lemon, strained
1/3 cup almonds, chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 onion, thinly sliced
1/4 cup dry white wine
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
salt and pepper

Directions:
Melt half the butter in a skillet, add the chicken and cook over low heat, turning occasionally, until lightly browned on both sides. Add the lemon juice, season with salt and pepper, cover and cook for 20 minutes. Remove the chicken from the pan and add half the remaining butter, the almonds, garlic and onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the almonds have browned, then add the remaining butter, pour in the wine and cook until it has evaporated. Return the chicken to the pan and heat through. Transfer the chicken to a warm serving dish, spoon the sauce over it and sprinkle with the parsley.