Chicken Breasts are one the most easiest cooking meat with very amount of fat in it and are good for heath for their protein content. I have pan grilled the chicken breast pieces in this recipe. One of the best things man has made for an easier life is a stove top grill pan. I’ve a stove with a ceramic stove top. And i also love to grill food, Oh! those grilled marks appear invite me to eat that tasty food. These grill pans for ceramic stove tops are great. Going out, igniting the charcoal, i find is laborious and cannot be done everytime your tummy calls for grilled food. My hubby bought one stove top grill pan for me recently and i love grilling food on that. For instance, you can buy one from Ikea here, or anywhere. Yeah it needs care, like eveything in this world. Well, go ahead, buy a stove pan grill pan, and try out this recipe. Enjoy.Ingredients:
- Boneless and skinless chicken breasts – 4 pieces
- Fresh orange juice – 1 cup
- Chicken Stock - 1/2 cup
- Wholegrain mustard sauce - 1/2 cup
- Honey – 2 tbsp
- Brown sugar – 2 tbsp
- Soy sauce – 2 tbsp
- Ground black pepper – 1 tbsp
- Ground nutmeg – 1/2 tsp
- Ground cloves – 1/2 tsp
Method:
- In a heavy sauce pan, mix together orange juice, bourbon, whole grain musturd, honey, brown sugar, and soy sauce and bring to a boil for 1 minute and then reduce to simmer.
- One substitution for bourbon, if you do not have it in your house is, for 1 tbsp of bourbon, add 1 tbsp of vanilla extract and 2 tbsp of water.
- Add cloves and nutmeg to the saucepan.
- Continue to cook till the sauce is dark and thick for 10 minutes more and then it completely.
- In a resealable plastic bag use half of the sauce and coat the chicken with it. Sprinkle black pepper powder over it and refrigerate it for 1 hour preferably.
- Preheat the stove top grill pan to slightly more than medium high and coat it with a non stick cooking spray.
- Grill chicken, 10 minutes on each side, until it is browned well. The grilling time varies, take care not to over cook the chicken make the tissue tough and hard. Let the juices run clear and it is soft enough.
- Serve it hot with any of your favourite vegetables or potatoes.
