Botrytis Recipes

Crispy Parmesan Chicken, and orange and date salad

Match with a French Sauternes

Food and Wine Matching - Crispy Parmesan Chicken

Serves

Mains for four

Ingredients

  • 4 free range chicken breasts
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 2 free range eggs
  • A dash of milk
  • 3 slices day-old bread
  • 80g grated parmesan
  • ½ cup chopped flat leaf parsley
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 segmented oranges
  • 10 semi dried dates, quartered
  • 4 handfuls baby rocket
  • Verjuice
  • Olive oil

Method

  1. In a food processor place three slices of roughly chopped day-old bread, parmesan and parsley and pulse until the crumbs are of fine appearance.
  2. In three separate bowls place the crumbs, the flour with salt and pepper, and the whisked eggs with a dash of milk and salt and pepper.
  3. Slice the chicken into strips.
  4. Coat each piece with the flour, egg wash and crumb mix, patting down firmly.
  5. Shallow fry in olive oil until golden and tender.
  6. In a large bowl toss the rocket, dates, oranges and a little parmesan with a dash verjuice and olive oil.
  7. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

Wine match

Chateau Nairac Sauternes Bordeaux France, Botrytis Semillon 2007

Château Nairac

Sauternes Bordeaux FRANCE,
Botrytis Semillon 2007 375mL

This is a great Château Nairac, marrying purity, puissance, elegance and tension. Long-term potential. Sublime. Drink 2010–2045.

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