Cycle 14 – Item 314

15 (Wed) November 2023

Creamy Garlic Mushroom Chicken

3.5

by me

at home

-Changgok, Sujeong, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea-

with the Family

One of the YouTube channels driving my exploration of Italian-American home cooking these days is Sip & Feast.  It stars James Delmage, who doesn’t seem to be a trained chef, just a regular Italian-American guy who makes videos out of his kitchen in Long Island, New York.  Most of the dishes are quite simple, revolving around a central protein, plus a pan-sauce, usually done in a single pot/pan over a stove.  He also has a website by the same name.

I was inspired to make tonight’s dish upon seeing his video for chicken fillets with mushrooms in white wine sauce (see Creamy Garlic Mushroom Chicken : One Pan Recipe!).  Doesn’t say whether the dish is based on a traditional recipe, except to note that it’s similar in structure to Chicken Marsala, Chicken Piccata, Chicken Francese.

Followed the recipe pretty closely, except to thicken the sauce with leftover flour + cold butter rather than corn starch, toss in a few capers, and garnish with fresh parsley in lieu of spinach.

Absolutely amazing.  The chicken fillets were tender and juicy, pairing very nicely with the garlicky mushrooms.  The sauce was delectably tangy from the wine and capers, delicately creamy from the butter.  DJ, who had previously suggested making Chicken Parmesan for his friends, declared that this is now his favorite dish.

(See also GLOBAL FOOD GLOSSARY)