June- Roasted Airline Chicken with Artichokes Barigoule

Yields 4 Servings

Ingredients

4 oz slab bacon, cut Into ¼” Strips 
4 cloves garlic cloves, lightly crushed 
2 cups yellow onion, sliced thin 
1 cup celery stalk, sliced thin 
1 cup carrots, peeled and sliced thin 
¼ cup lemons, juiced 
2 cups white cooking wine 
6 cups chicken broth 
1 cup Extra Virgin olive oil 
¼ cup oil 
4 each 8 oz. airline chicken breasts 
1 Tbsp ground pepper 
1 cup celery stalk, 1/8” Slices 
1 Tbsp lemon zest strips 
1 cup slab bacon, cut Into ¼” strips and cooked 
32 each artichoke heart halves 
1 Tbsp fresh thyme, stemmed 

Preparation Instructions

For the Barigoule Broth:

  1. In a stainless steel sauce pot over medium heat, cook the bacon until the fat is rendered, about 5 minutes.
  2. Add garlic cloves and onion. Sweat another 5 minutes.
  3. Add celery, carrot, lemon juice, and white wine. Simmer until wine is reduced by half. 
  4. Add chicken broth and olive oil and simmer 30 minutes. Strain, cool and reserve.

For the Chicken:

  1. In a medium saute pan over high heat, heat the 10% oil until it just smokes. Add chicken breasts meat side down and sear 1 minute. Remove pan from heat and flip each breast over. Immediately put pan with chicken in 450F oven. Cook skin side down 10-15 minutes until thick part of breast is firm and cooked through. Remove and rest.
  2. While chicken is cooking, in medium stainless steel sauce pan, bring 2 cups of barigoule broth to a simmer. Add artichoke hearts, celery, cooked bacon, thyme leaves and lemon zest. Bring back to a simmer and keep warm.

To Serve:

Divide artichoke hearts and sauce with garnishes between 4 large serving bowls. Heap artichoke hearts in center of bowl. Place chicken breast on artichoke hearts and finish plate with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Serve immediately.