Chicken Breasts Poached in Earl Grey Tea

Serves 4
Time 35 min

This dish offers moist, tender chicken breasts infused with the delicate taste of aromatic Earl Grey tea, adding a beautiful golden color, too. Serve with the easy sauce included in this recipe or simply slice the breasts and top a green salad with a light dressing of your choice.

Special Diets:

Dairy FreeDairy Free
Gluten FreeGluten Free
Sugar ConsciousSugar Conscious

Ingredients

    4boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
    2 1/4 teaspoonsfine sea salt, divided
    10bags Earl Grey tea
    2shallots, 1 halved, 1 finely chopped
    1 tablespoonextra-virgin olive oil
    1/2lemon, juice of
    2 tablespoonsfinely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
    1/2 teaspoonground black pepper, divided

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Method

Season chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper; set aside.


Pour 6 cups water in a pot, cover and bring to a boil over high heat.


Remove boiling water from heat, set aside to let cool for 30 seconds, then drop in tea bags, 2 teaspoons salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and halved shallot. Cover and set aside to let steep for 1 minute.


Remove tea bags, return to heat and add chicken; bring to a boil.


Remove from heat, cover and set aside to let chicken cook in the hot tea infusion off of the heat until just cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer chicken to a plate; cover and keep warm.


Strain cooking liquid and reserve 1 cup; discard solids and remaining cooking liquid.


Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium heat.


Add chopped shallots and lemon juice. Cook until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes, then add reserved 1 cup cooking liquid and bring to a boil. Cook until shallots are tender, about 2 minutes.


Season to taste, then remove from heat and stir in parsley.


To serve, slice chicken breasts and transfer to plates. Pour over the hot sauce and serve immediately.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

180

Total Fat

6g

Saturated Fat

1.5g

Cholesterol

75mg

Sodium

360mg

Total Carbohydrate

1g

Dietary Fiber

0g

Total Sugars

0g

Protein

28g

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