Braised almond chicken with pumpkin

AUTHOR
Pat Ware
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4 1
COOK TIME
60 mins
TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 800 g Hokkaido Pumpkin
  • 2 medium-sized onions
  • 80 g Almond kernels (with skin)
  • 4 Chicken fillets (approx. 150 g each)
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper
  • 1⁄8 l Cream sherry
  • 300 g cherry tomatoes
  • 150 g Whipped cream
  • 3 TABLESPOONS ground almonds (with skin)

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash the pumpkin, quarter it, remove the seeds and cut into slices together with the skin. Onions peel and likewise cut into slices. Chop the almond kernels coarsely. Wash chicken fillets and dab dry.

  2. 2

    Heat the oil in a wide frying pan. Fry the chicken fillets on each side for about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and remove. Add pumpkin, onions and chopped almonds to the hot frying fat and fry gently while turning.

  3. 3

    Season with salt and pepper. Deglaze with sherry and 150-200 ml water and bring to the boil. Place chicken fillets on top, cover and stew for 5-7 minutes.

  4. 4

    Wash and halve the tomatoes. Stir cream and ground almonds into the sherry stock. Spread the tomatoes around the chicken fillets. Cover and braise for about 10 minutes. Season again with salt and pepper.

  5. 5

    Bread or rice tastes good with it.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
650 kcal
CARBS
29 g
FATS
34 g
PROTEINS
43 g