This elegant and flavorful chicken ballotine is filled with a rich combination of dried fruits, chestnuts, pine nuts, and foie gras. Perfect for a special dinner or an impressive meal for two.
📝 Ingredients:
- 2 chicken breasts, butterflied by your butcher 🍗
- 10 g (0.35 oz) cooked chestnuts 🌰
- 10 g (0.35 oz) pine nuts 🌲
- 10 dried apricots, chopped 🍑
- 25 g (0.9 oz) raw duck foie gras, cubed 🦆
- Salt 🧂
- Black pepper ⚫
📋 Directions:
- 🦆 Cut the foie gras into small, even cubes. Chop the chestnuts and dice the dried apricots.
- 🌰 In a bowl, gently mix the foie gras cubes with the chestnuts, pine nuts, dried apricots, salt, and pepper.
- 🔪 Place the chicken breasts between two sheets of parchment paper and flatten them with a meat mallet or rolling pin.
- 🍗 Lay each chicken breast on a sheet of plastic wrap. Spread the dried fruit mixture evenly over the surface of the chicken.
- 🌯 Roll the chicken tightly into a cylinder using the plastic wrap, forming a uniform sausage-like shape. Secure the ends with knots.
- 🍳 Bring a pot of water to a gentle boil. Submerge the wrapped ballotines in the water and cook for 15 minutes.
- 🌟 Remove the ballotines from the water and carefully unwrap them. Serve sliced for a beautiful presentation.
📊 Nutritional Information:
- ⏰ Prep Time: 15 minutes
- 🔥 Cooking Time: 15 minutes
- ⏳ Total Time: 30 minutes
- 🔥 Kcal: Moderate (approx. 350 kcal per serving)
- 🍽️ Servings: 2
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