Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts
2 tablespoons lemon juice
salt and pepper
3 ounces butter
1/4 cup metaxa brandy
1/2 cup cream
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil or 1 tablespoon tarragon or 1 tablespoon parsley (optional)
Directions:
Flatten the chicken breasts between 2 pieces of parchment paper.
Sprinkle them with lemon juice and then with salt and pepper.
Heat the butter in your frying pan and brown the chicken breasts then use a medium heat to cook them for about ten minutes, they should be almost done.
Then you add the Metaxa bit by bit and let it gently evaporate.
After that add the cream, let it heat through and thicken a bit.
If using the herbs, add, mix and serve.
Servings: 4
Time preparation: 15 min.
Time total: 40 min.