Cherry Blossom Chicken Recipe
This Cherry Blossom Chicken Recipe makes ordinary chicken special with a sweet cherry sauce. The pretty pink color looks amazing on your dinner table.
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- 1½ cups cherries fresh or frozen
- ⅓ cup cherry juice
- 3 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 3 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp butter
Instructions
- Pat chicken dry with paper towels.
- Add salt and pepper to both sides.
- Heat oil in large pan over medium heat.
- Cook chicken 6-7 minutes each side until golden.
- Check chicken reaches 165°F inside.
- Remove chicken and cover with foil.
- Add cherries and cherry juice to same pan.
- Mix in honey, vinegar, and soy sauce.
- Add chopped garlic and cook 5 minutes.
- Mix cornstarch with water in small bowl.
- Stir cornstarch mix into cherry sauce.
- Cook 2-3 minutes until sauce gets thick.
- Add butter and stir well.
- Slice chicken and put on plate.
- Pour cherry sauce over chicken and serve.
Notes
- Use a meat thermometer - This keeps chicken juicy, not dry.
- Fresh cherries work best - But frozen ones are fine too.
- Make sauce ahead - You can make the sauce 2 days early.
- Don't overcook - Remove chicken right at 165°F.