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Pan Roasted Chicken with Saffron Cream Orzo

1 Whole Chicken cut up into sections
4 Tbsp. Vegetable Oil
4 Cloves Garlic
1 cup Aloha Shoyu Brand Guava Pineapple Teriyaki Glaze
Salt and Pepper to taste

Lightly salt and pepper chicken segments. Heat vegetable oil in large
skillet on medium high heat. Place dark meat sections in pan first and after
approximately 5 minutes add breast sections. Sear both sides until golden brown, at this time, place garlic cloves in pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Before
putting pan of chicken in oven, glaze over chicken with basting brush with
about one third (1/3) of the Guava Pineapple Glaze. Place in oven for approximately 25 minutes, re-glazing 2 times before done.

In an extra large serving platter, place orzo on the bottom then place chicken sections on a pyramid style on orzo. Drizzle the remaining Guava Pineapple Teriyaki Glaze over chicken. Then drizzle Buerre Blanc over the chicken. Top with cilantro and serve.

Saffron Cream Orzo:
2 Cups of Orzo Pasta cooked until al dente strain under cool water -- let dry
1tsp. Saffron
Three fourth cup Heavy Cream (3/4 cup)
3 Tbsp.Cold Unsalted Butter
Salt and Pepper to taste

In medium saucepan, bring heavy cream to rapid boil. Reduce heat to medium
and allow cream to reduce by half. Add Saffron and salt and pepper to taste.
Allow saffron to steep until bright yellow color is achieved in cream. Reduce
heat to low and slowly whisk in cold butter 1 cube at a time until sauce is
smooth and velvety. Add cooked Orzo and stir until well incorporated and
heated through. Set aside for service.

Buerre Blanc:
1 cup Dry White Wine
1cup Heavy Cream
1 Shallot minced
1 Bay Leaf
4 Tbsp. Cold Unsalted Butter
One eighth tsp. white pepper (1/8 teaspoon)
Pinch of Salt

In saucepan bring wine, heavy cream, shallots and bay leaf to a rapid
boil. Reduce heat to medium and reduce by two thirds (2/3). Remove from direct heat and
slowly whisk in cold unsalted butter one cube at a time whisking constantly.
Return to heat only to slowly melt butter while whisking. Set aside for service.
If sauce is not going to be used immediately, place in thermos -- do not
reheat as reheating will cause the sauce to break.


 

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