Chicken Breast With Whiskey And Oregano Marmalade

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 4 chicken breasts
• 1 tablespoon whiskey
• 3 teaspoons oregano, chopped
• 1/4 cup orange marmalade
• 1/4 cup wine
• 2 1/2 ounces carrots, peeled and cut into 2in pieces
• 2 garlic cloves, whole
• 5 ounces potatoes, peeled
• 1 tablespoon heavy cream
• 1 ounce butter
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375°f
• 2 heat half of the oil in a frying pan and fry the chicken on both sides until brown.
• 3 pour the whiskey into a saucepan and add the oregano. cook until reduced by half. add the marmalade and stir until fully incorporated.
• 4 brush the chicken breasts with the mixture and bake for 20 minutes.
• 5 while the chicken is in the oven, prepare the carrot mash.
• 6 boil the carrots for 5 minutes, drain, toss in olive oil and scatter over a roasting sheet.
• 7 add the garlic and roast alongside the chicken for 10 minutes.
• 8 cook the potatoes for about 15 minutes, until soft.
• 9 drain and add the roasted carrot and garlic; mash until soft. stir the cream and butter into the mash and season to taste.
• 10 take the chicken out of the oven and remove from the roasting tin - leave to rest for 5 minutes. pour the wine into the tin and place over a low heat, scraping and lifting any meat sediment from the tin. cook down for a few seconds to make a jus.
• 11 to serve, place a dollop of mash in the centre of each plate, slice the chicken breasts and arrange on the top. drizzle over the jus, and serve immediately.