Chicken Breast With Roasted Tomatillo Sauce


Easy mexican main course with the beautiful flavor of tomatillo. great dish to try if you never had a tomatillo

Steps


Lightly oil a rimmed baking sheet or baking pan and roast tomatillos and jalapeno or chilies under a hot broiler , 4 inches or so from the heat source , 3 to 4 minutes , or until they are blistered and splotchy brown with , maybe , a few black spots.
Turn them and roast on the other side.
Cool , then transfer tomatillos and chilies to a food processor fitted with the metal blade or blender along with any of the juices on the pan.
Process or puree until smooth.
Meanwhile , over medium heat in a heavy-bottomed saucepan , heat 2 tablespoons olive oil.
Add onions and garlic and cook , stirring , about 6 minutes until golden brown.
Raise heat to medium high , add tomatillo puree and cook 3 minutes until sauce darkens and is very thick.
Add broth , brown sugar and 1 / 4 cup cilantro.
Stir , reduce heat and simmer , uncovered , 10 minutes or until sauce thickens.
Season with salt and pepper.
Set sauce aside.
Season chicken liberally with salt and pepper.
Heat 3 tablespoons olive.

Ingredients


tomatillo, jalapeno chile, olive oil, onion, garlic, chicken broth, brown sugar, cilantro leaf, chicken breast halves, sour cream