Chicken filet with herb crust

AUTHOR
Lenora Decker
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4 3
COOK TIME
35 mins
TOTAL TIME
35 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 600 g thin-skinned potatoes
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 1 tablespoon (15 g) Pine nuts
  • 400 g small thin carrots with green
  • 1/2 bunch Chervil
  • 1/2 bunch flat leaf parsley
  • 4 Stem(s) Thyme
  • 100 g + 2 tsp butter
  • 40 g Breadcrumbs
  • 1 TEASPOON Mustard
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper from the mill
  • 4 Chicken filets (approx. 160 g each)
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Oil
  • 1 TEASPOON Honey
  • 250 ml Vegetable broth
  • 7-10 Tbsp grated nutmeg

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash potatoes thoroughly and cook in boiling salted water for about 20 minutes. In the meantime, roast pine nuts in a pan without fat until golden brown. Let them cool down on a flat plate. Peel and clean the carrots and cut the greenery, except 1-2 cm from the carrots.

  2. 2

    Chop pine nuts. Wash the herbs, shake dry, remove leaves from the stalks and chop finely, except for some chervil for garnishing. Cut 100 g butter into cubes and knead with chopped herbs, except for approx. 1 tbsp, pine nuts, breadcrumbs and mustard.

  3. 3

    Season to taste with salt and pepper.

  4. 4

    Wash the meat, dab dry and season with salt. Heat oil in a large pan. Fry the meat for about 4 minutes on each side. Place on a baking tray, season with pepper and spread herb crust evenly on the fillets.

  5. 5

    Gratinate on the grill step of the oven for about 4 minutes until golden brown.

  6. 6

    In the meantime, melt 1 teaspoon of butter and honey in a pan or a wide saucepan. Add the stock, bring to the boil. Add carrots and simmer over medium heat until the liquid has almost evaporated.

  7. 7

    Season carrots with salt and nutmeg.

  8. 8

    Drain the potatoes and mix with 1 teaspoon butter and the remaining chopped herbs. Remove chicken fillets from the oven and cut into slices. Arrange on plates with glazed carrots and potatoes.

  9. 9

    Garnish with chervil leaves.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
610 kcal
CARBS
36 g
FATS
33 g
PROTEINS
41 g