Chicken fillet wrapped in bacon [EN]

Day 4,857, 12:03 Published in Lithuania Lithuania by Kunisimas


INGREDIENTS:

✓ 4 chicken breasts
✓ 4 large slices of smoked ham
✓ 1 lemon peel
✓ 8 dried apricots or peaches
✓ 6 tablespoons butter
✓ peas
✓ carrots
✓ greens (basil, parsley, celery)
✓ sugar
✓ salt
✓ pepper

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

✓ Mix grated lemon peel with 4 tablespoons butter. Wash the chicken breasts, drain, cover with butter and refrigerate for an hour to marinate.



✓ Peel the carrots, cut in straw and simmer for 6 minutes in a pan with the remaining butter. Add the peas (frozen is good,but preferably fresh), salt, add a pinch of sugar and simmer for another 6 minutes.



✓ Scrape the butter off the breasts, place a pinch of chopped fresh greens (or dried spices), dried apricots / peaches on each, sprinkle with pepper and wrap in a slice of ham.



✓ Bake the rolls on both sides and simmer for about 10 minutes (in the same pan, closing the lid). Serve the breasts and eat them with stewed vegetables or baked potatoes. Mushroom sauce is also very suitable.