Chicken Rolls:
- Chicken breasts (a few pieces, halved)
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- Sweet paprika (or hot paprika)
- Slices of ham
- Toothpicks (to secure the rolls)
- Cooking oil (for frying)
- 1 tablespoon of butter
Mushroom Sauce:
- 300 cups of champignon mushrooms, chopped
- 1 shallot, finely chopped (or substitute with red or yellow onion)
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 0.5 glass of wine (white or red, according to preference)
- 1 tablespoon of flour
- 1 cup of water
- 0.5 cups of cooking cream
- Preparation:
- Halve the chicken breasts and pound them to flatten.
- Season the chicken with salt, black pepper, and sweet or hot paprika.
- Turn the chicken over and season the other side.
- Assembling the Rolls:
- Place a slice of ham on each piece of chicken.
- Roll up the chicken tightly and secure each roll with a toothpick.
- Frying the Rolls:
- Heat a pan well and add a little cooking oil.
- Place the chicken rolls in the pan and add 1 tablespoon of butter.
- Fry the rolls on both sides until they are browned and cooked through.
- Preparing the Vegetables:
- While the rolls are frying, chop the champignon mushrooms and the shallot finely.
- If you don't have shallot, use red or yellow onion instead.
- Making the Mushroom Sauce:
- Once the chicken rolls are browned, remove them from the pan and set them aside on a plate.
- In the same pan, add the chopped shallot and sauté for about 2 minutes.
- Pour in half a glass of wine and let it reduce.
- Add the chopped mushrooms and cook for about 10 minutes.
- Add 2 minced garlic cloves and stir.
- Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of flour into the pan and stir to combine.
- Pour in 1 cup of water and ½ cup of cooking cream, stirring continuously.
- Return the chicken rolls to the pan and simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Serving:
- Serve the chicken rolls hot, with the mushroom sauce generously poured over them.
- Accompany with a creamy potato puree (recipe not detailed in the text).
- Enjoy your meal!