**Indulge in a Culinary Symphony: Chicken Oscar and Its Accompaniments**
Prepare to tantalize your taste buds with Chicken Oscar, a dish that harmonizes the flavors of succulent chicken, tender asparagus, and succulent crab meat, all enveloped in a velvety Hollandaise sauce. This classic French-American dish is a symphony of textures and flavors that will leave you craving for more.
Alongside the main event, this article presents a collection of complementary recipes that elevate the Chicken Oscar experience. Dive into the creamy delight of Hollandaise sauce, crafted with egg yolks, butter, lemon juice, and a touch of cayenne pepper, ensuring a silky smooth consistency and a burst of tangy flavor.
For a refreshing contrast, the asparagus spears are lightly steamed, preserving their vibrant green hue and crisp texture. Discover the art of Hollandaise sauce preparation, with step-by-step instructions guiding you through the process of creating this luscious emulsion.
Uncover the secrets of Hollandaise sauce, including variations such as Béarnaise sauce, a rich and flavorful sauce infused with tarragon, and Choron sauce, which adds a delightful hint of tomato to the classic Hollandaise.
Explore the versatility of Hollandaise sauce as it enhances other culinary delights, such as eggs Benedict, a brunch favorite, and salmon, where its creamy texture complements the delicate fish.
Embark on this culinary journey and savor the exquisite flavors of Chicken Oscar, accompanied by its delectable side dishes and sauces. Let your taste buds dance with joy as you explore the harmonious blend of textures and flavors in this unforgettable dish.
CHICKEN OSCAR
This is a very simple, yet elegant entree which is especially nice for a romantic meal. It's best if you can find fresh dungeness crab, but even canned crab will work. This is a popular dish served in restaurants on the West coast.
Provided by lazyme
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place chicken between 2 pieces of wax paper on a cutting board and pound very thin.
- Combine the flour, salt and pepper in a shallow bowl.
- Heat the butter in a heavy skillet. Dip the chicken pieces lightly in the seasoned flour and shake off excess.
- When the butter stops foaming, add the chicken and cook 3 to 4 minutes per side, until golden. Remove to a heated serving platter as the remaining pieces are cooked.
- While the chicken is cooking, make the hollandaise sauce per package directions. Keep warm.
- Cover each slice of chicken with crabmeat and top with 3 asparagus spears.
- Drizzle hollandaise sauce over asparagus and serve.
CHICKEN OSCAR RECIPE - (4.5/5)
Provided by á-25087
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Prepare the hollandaise (preferably from scratch or using a package if you must) and keep warm over hot (not too hot) water until ready to serve. (see hollandaise sauce recipe link below). Place chicken between 2 pieces of plastic wrap or waxed paper on a cutting board and pound until very thin. This will help the chicken cook evenly. Combine the flour, salt and pepper on a plate for coating the chicken. Heat the butter (or olive oil) in a heavy skillet over medium high heat. Dip the chicken pieces lightly in the seasoned flour and shake off excess. When the butter stops foaming, add the chicken and cook 3 to 4 minutes per side, until golden. Remove to a heated serving platter as the remaining pieces are cooked. Cover each slice of chicken with crabmeat and top with 3 asparagus spears. Spoon some hollandaise sauce over asparagus on each plate and serve immediately. Hollandaise sauce The egg yolks must be heated slowly and gradually so they will thicken into a smooth cream. It is not hard but attention is needed and it is good to have all the ingredients ready in advance. Place the egg yolks in a saucepan and using a whisk beat for about one minute until they become thick and sticky. Add the water, lemon juice and salt and beat for another 30 seconds. Place the saucepan over low heat, or gently simmering water (a double boiler or baine marie). Constantly stir the mixture with the whisk as it slowly heats up. It will take one to two minutes or so to thicken, keep stirring. If the mixture seems to be thickening too thickly or if there it seems to becoming a bit lumpy immediately place the saucepan into cold water to cool it and continue stirring. Then continue over low heat. When the egg yolks have thickened enough you will start to see the bottom of the pot between strokes, you may also notice that the mixture forms a light cream colour on the wires of the whip. Remove from the heat and beat in the 1 tablespoon of cold butter to cool the egg yolks and stop the cooking. Beat the egg yolks with the wire whip and begin slowly adding the melted butter a few drops at a time (about 1/4 teaspoon at a time) until the sauce thickens into a heavy cream. Then you can add the butter more rapidly beating with the whip the entire time. Taste and adjust seasonings as desired. Serve warm.
CHICKEN OSCAR
This is a very simple, yet elegant entree which is especially nice for a romantic meal. It's best if you can find fresh dungeness crab, but even canned crab will work.
Provided by Vicki Butts (lazyme)
Categories Chicken
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- 1. Place chicken between 2 pieces of wax paper on a cutting board and pound very thin.
- 2. Combine the flour, salt and pepper in a shallow bowl.
- 3. Heat the butter in a heavy skillet. Dip the chicken pieces lightly in the seasoned flour and shake off excess.
- 4. When the butter stops foaming, add the chicken and cook 3 to 4 minutes per side, until golden. Remove to a heated serving platter as the remaining pieces are cooked.
- 5. While the chicken is cooking, make the hollandaise sauce per package directions. Keep warm.
- 6. Cover each slice of chicken with crabmeat and top with 3 asparagus spears.
- 7. Drizzle hollandaise sauce over asparagus and serve.
CHICKEN SUPREME "OSCAR"
Make and share this Chicken Supreme "Oscar" recipe from Food.com.
Provided by JoAnn
Categories Lobster
Time 30m
Yield 2-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Dredge the chicken in flour seasoned with salt and pepper.
- Saute in clarified butter until lightly browned on both sides, approximately 6-7 minutes.
- Reduce heat, and cover.
- Cook until chicken is done.
- Remove chicken to serving platter and top with the shellfish and asparagus laid across the top.
- Coat with Hollandaise sauce.
- Serve immediately.
ELEGANT CHICKEN OSCAR
This elegant main dish isn't difficult to make. You can substitute your favorite hollandaise sauce, but I've included mine below (plus the COW SOUP MIX, and info on the amazing thickener it's made with).
Provided by Sharon Anne
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 40m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Place chicken breasts, one at a time, into a plastic bag; pound to 1/4-inch thick, and then cut each in half. Dredge in a mix of flour, salt and pepper.
- Heat oil in a large skillet, browning each side for 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle with flaked crabmeat, garnish with asparagus tips.
- Prepare the hollandaise, blending the ingredients (except butter) together. While blending, slowly drizzle in melted butter. Ladle over top of crabmeat and chicken.
- Sprinkle with paprika and parsley and heat through, in a 350°F oven about 10 minutes.
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- Tips: Zap leftover sauce in microwave for 30 seconds and use to spoon over a side dish of asparagus.
- COW SOUP MIX: (Cream-Of-Whatever) 2 c powdered milk (best if NOT instant), 3/4 c Instant ClearJel®*, 3 Tbsp dry chicken bouillon, 1 Tbsp onion powder, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp white pepper. Mix thoroughly, store in an airtight container and use within 12 months.
- Freeze leftover egg whites in an ice cube tray. To brush as "glue" for seeds or toppings over bread dough, thaw and mix with a little water.
- *Instant ClearJel®: Which I affectionately refer to as ICJ. For info about this amazing modified food starch (MFS thickener) visit my cooking site. http://www.sharonanne.com/mfs_chart.htm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 214.8, Fat 9.3, SaturatedFat 4.3, Cholesterol 102.4, Sodium 470.8, Carbohydrate 12.1, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 2.2, Protein 20.2
CHICKEN OSCAR WITH A HOLLANDAISE SAUCE
Here is my version of Chicken Oscar, I know there are many different recipes that usually only slightly vary in ingredients, whether it be what seafood is used, to the sauce it is served with. There is a restaurant in Australia that serves Mortan Bay Bugs (they come from the crayfish family.) with theirs with a mushroom sauce. I have also been to restaurants in London, where the meat is veal. Which ever way you choose to make it and no matter what your choice of ingredients are, it is still a very yummy dish that always goes down well with guests. I made this the other night when my sister came over with her daughter, there were 5 of us, but I have adjusted the ingredients below with what I believe will work for 4 people.
Provided by The Flying Chef
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 50m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat some olive oil in a pan, add chicken breasts and brown both sides to give a good colour.
- Add wine, water and stock, cover and simmer until chicken is cooked through.
- While the chicken is simmering, heat some more oil in another pan and cook prawns until pink and cooked through.
- Boil, steam or microwave asparagus until tender.
- Just berfore serving heat crab meat in microwave (I always use fresh crab meat so I am not sure how this will taste with canned.).
- To serve: Place breast on plate top with crab meat, arrange 2 prawns on top and finally top with asparagus, drizzle hollandaise over.
- For The Hollandaise.
- Melt the butter slowly in a medium-sized saucepan. Once the butter has melted, remove the pan from the heat and leave to one side.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the egg yolks.
- Whilst continuing to whisk, add the lemon juice, wine and cayenne pepper to the beaten egg yolks.
- Next, very slowly to begin with, whisk in the melted butter and the 2 tbsp of water. Continue to whisk constantly.
- Return the mixture to the saucepan, heat over a very low heat, still whisking all the time until the sauce thickens.
- Serve immediately or keep warm for up to 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 791.6, Fat 63.1, SaturatedFat 33.9, Cholesterol 414, Sodium 807.6, Carbohydrate 3.2, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 0.8, Protein 49.1
BAKED CHICKEN OSCAR DINNER (YEP, THE WHOLE SHEBANG)
Baked chicken with creamy Havarti cheese, crab, and hollandaise sauce is served with crisp asparagus and roasted red potatoes. Measurements do not have to be exact. Season to taste.
Provided by TL in SA
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Place chicken breasts into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Place red potatoes into a separate 8x8-inch baking dish.
- Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil over chicken breasts and 1 tablespoon oil over potatoes.
- Combine sea salt, 2 teaspoons garlic powder, lemon and herb seasoning, onion powder, 1 teaspoon dried basil, and black pepper in a small bowl. Sprinkle chicken and potatoes each with half the seasoning mix.
- Cover both baking dishes with aluminum foil.
- Bake chicken and potatoes in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes; remove chicken and top each breast with a folded slice of Havarti cheese. Return chicken to oven and bake until Havarti cheese is melted, chicken is no longer pink inside and juices juices run clear, about 5 more minutes.
- Remove chicken and potatoes from oven and allow to rest covered for 5 minutes.
- Whisk hollandaise sauce mix with milk in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil and stir in butter until melted. Reduce heat to low and simmer sauce until thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in white pepper, 1 teaspoon dried basil, and 1 pinch garlic powder.
- Place asparagus into a skillet over medium heat. Pour water into skillet about 1-inch deep and bring to a boil. Cover skillet and steam asparagus just until tender but still bright green, 2 to 4 minutes.
- To serve, place each chicken breast onto a serving plate and top breasts with imitation crab meat.
- Pour about 2 tablespoons of hollandaise sauce over each serving and place several spears of asparagus on top; drizzle 2 more tablespoons of sauce over each portion. Serve remaining hollandaise sauce on the side. Garnish with a pinch of paprika and serve with 2 red potatoes on each serving plate.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 924.3 calories, Carbohydrate 71.7 g, Cholesterol 199.6 mg, Fat 50.7 g, Fiber 7.9 g, Protein 50.4 g, SaturatedFat 28.3 g, Sodium 1638.7 mg, Sugar 10.9 g
NIF'S ASPARAGUS STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST WITH HOLLANDAISE SAUCE
You'll think that you are being spoiled in a nice restaurant with this recipe. This was a Sandi Richards recipe that I changed just a little. Enjoy!
Provided by Nif_H
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 50m
Yield 4 chicken breasts, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Asparagus Stuffed Chicken: Smear 1/2 teaspoon garlic on rough side of each chicken breast.
- Lay 3 spears of asparagus on top of garlic, roll the breast around the asparagus and secure with toothpicks.
- Heat oil in a large flat frying pan at medium-high heat. Brown all sides of the rolled chicken.
- Add wine and chicken broth to pan after all the breasts have browned. Let simmer at medium heat, turning once, until liquid evaporates. Remove toothpicks!
- Hollandaise: Beat egg yolks with a whisk in a small stove top pot (no heat yet). Add lemon juice, dry mustard and Tabasco to yolks. Whisk together to combine.
- Melt butter until liquid, about 10 seconds. Very slowly drizzle the butter into egg yolks while whisking. Now place on medium-low heat.
- Slowly whisk in milk until smooth. Heat through while whisking. Remove from heat. Add a little more milk if you want it thinner.
- Serve chicken with Hollandaise sauce drizzled over top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 448.1, Fat 31.2, SaturatedFat 16.8, Cholesterol 262.6, Sodium 607.3, Carbohydrate 5.6, Fiber 1, Sugar 2.9, Protein 31
VEAL OSCAR WITH HOLLANDAISE SAUCE
I love this and it's pretty easy to prepare, but makes a great impression on guests. Cook time does not include asparagus and crab legs. I buy my crab legs already cooked. Prep time is approximate.
Provided by keen5
Categories Crab
Time 38m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Sprinkle cutlets with lemon juice and pepper on both sides.
- Dust with seasoned flour.
- Heat butter in a large skillet.
- Saute cutlets over moderately high heat for 4 minutes on each side, until lightly browned.
- Remove to a warm platter.
- On each cutlet place 4 spears of asparagus and one crab leg.
- Cover with Hollandaise sauce.
- For the sauce: Combine egg yolks and lemon juice in the top of a double boiler over hot, not boiling water.
- Add butter, 1 piece at a time, stirring constantly until melted.
- Continue stirring until thickened.
- Serve over veal oscar.
- The sauce makes about 3/4 cup.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 388.5, Fat 26.2, SaturatedFat 15.5, Cholesterol 227.7, Sodium 1613.5, Carbohydrate 3.7, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 1.1, Protein 34.4
CHICKEN OSCAR
one of my favorites. Looks like you spent all day in the kitchen. yet one of the easiest to prepare
Provided by shawn eide
Categories Chicken
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Place chicken between 2 pieces of wax paper on a cutting board and pound very thin.
- 2. Combine the flour, salt and pepper in a shallow bowl.
- 3. Heat the butter in a heavy skillet.
- 4. Dip the chicken pieces lightly in the seasoned flour and shake off excess.
- 5. When the butter stops foaming, add the chicken and cook 3 to 4 minutes per side, until golden.
- 6. Remove to a heated serving platter as the remaining pieces are cooked.
- 7. Cover each slice of chicken with crabmeat and top with 3 asparagus spears.
- 8. Drizzle hollandaise sauce over asparagus and serve.
- 9. this is great with steak also. I just make it with a bernaise sauce instead and I have added a few scallops to the top.
Tips:
- When poaching the chicken in the court-bouillon, make sure that the liquid is gently simmering and not boiling. This will help to keep the chicken tender and juicy.
- To make sure that the hollandaise sauce is smooth and creamy, whisk it constantly over low heat. If the sauce starts to curdle, remove it from the heat and whisk in a little bit of cold water until it comes back together.
- If you don't have any asparagus on hand, you can use other vegetables such as broccoli, green beans, or sugar snap peas.
- To save time, you can use a store-bought hollandaise sauce. However, homemade hollandaise sauce is definitely worth the extra effort.
Conclusion:
All included recipes present variations of the Chicken Oscar dish. They combine delicate poached chicken, succulent asparagus, and creamy hollandaise sauce to offer a delightful and sophisticated meal. Whether you choose to follow the traditional recipe or explore one of the other variations, the result is sure to impress your taste buds. For an elegant and memorable dining experience, Chicken Oscar is an excellent choice.
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