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Guatemalan Pan-Seared Chicken In Creamy Loroco Sauce

Name: Guatemalan Pan-Seared Chicken In Creamy Loroco Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Guatemalan
Ingredients: 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced into thin cutlets; 0.5 cup loroco buds, jarred or fresh, drained and coarsely chopped; 0.75 cup Guatemalan crema, or heavy cream; 0.5 medium yellow onion, finely diced; 3 clove garlic cloves, minced; 0.5 cup halal chicken broth; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp lime juice

Tender pan-seared chicken cutlets served in a rich, fragrant crema sauce infused with edible loroco flower buds.

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 20 min
Total: 30 min

Technique to learn

Pan Deglazing with Cream

Using broth to dissolve flavorful seared pan fond before building a velvety pan sauce with crema.

Instructions

Step 1: Season chicken cutlets with salt and black pepper on both sides.
Step 2: Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and sear chicken cutlets for 3 to 4 minutes per side until golden brown and cooked through. Transfer to a warm plate.

Step 3: Lower heat to medium and add diced yellow onion and garlic to the same skillet. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes until soft and translucent.

Step 4: Pour in the halal chicken broth, scraping up any browned bits stuck to the bottom of the pan.

Step 5: Stir in the chopped loroco buds and Guatemalan crema. Simmer gently for 4 minutes until the sauce slightly thickens.

Step 6: Stir in lime juice, return chicken cutlets to the skillet to coat in cream sauce for 1 minute, and serve warm.

Cooking tips

Rinse jarred loroco buds under cold water before chopping to remove excess brine taste.
Do not boil cream aggressively after adding lime juice to prevent curdling; keep heat low.
Original home-cooking adaptation inspired by Guatemalan; regional versions vary.
Use halal-certified meat, poultry, stock, sauces, cheese and other processed ingredients. Check labels and avoid cross-contamination. Recipe screening is not halal certification.

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