Breast in sour cream in a frying pan stewed

From ordinary products, for dinner and for the second, for the whole family! Breast stewed in sour cream in a frying pan is a dish that is easy and quick to cook, it can be served to both children and adults. Chicken meat turns out tender, soft. Sour cream sauce envelops the chicken pieces, Italian herbs give it flavor.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 46 % 6 g
Fats 23 % 3 g
Carbohydrates 31 % 4 g
65 kcal
GI: 50 / 0 / 50

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 30 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make a stewed breast in sour cream in a frying pan? Prepare the products. Take the meat chilled if possible, it will turn out juicier. If the breast is frozen, then defrost it by transferring it from the freezer to the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. Choose natural sour cream, without vegetable additives.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Wash and peel the onions and carrots. Cut them into small cubes. Carrots, if desired, can be grated.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Wash the chicken breast and dry it well. If it is on your bones, then cut the fillet, cook the broth from the bones. Cut the meat into medium—sized slices across the fibers.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    You can cut the breast into smaller pieces - this way it will be more convenient to eat it.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    In a small amount of preheated vegetable oil over high heat, quickly fry the pieces of breast, literally for 20 seconds on each side. In this way, you will sort of "seal" the juice inside — the meat will turn out softer and juicier.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Add onions to the meat, and then carrots, stirring, slightly heat the products over low heat.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Add flour — pour it in a thin layer, removing the pan from the stove. Lowering the temperature is necessary so that flour lumps do not form, this is the easiest way.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Add half a cup of water to the pan and quickly mix the contents until smooth. Return the pan to the stove and bring the sauce to a boil.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9.

    Add sour cream and continue stewing over low heat.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10.

    Add salt to the dish, sprinkle with a mixture of Italian herbs and bring to readiness, it will take about 10 more minutes. Serve the finished dish to the table with a side dish. Bon appetit!

Serve chicken breast in sour cream with any side dish of neutral taste: crumbly rice, pasta, mashed potatoes.

Note that the quality and taste of the finished dish largely depends on the proper defrosting of the ingredients. How to avoid mistakes and choose the best way to defrost chicken read in  article about proper defrosting of products .

Secrets, life hacks and all the most useful tips can be found in the article: "Cream and sour cream in cream sauce: what to do so that they don't curdle?"

Important! An incorrectly selected frying pan can spoil even the best recipe. All the details on how to choose the perfect frying pan for different dishes read here .

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Sour cream with 30% fat content - 340   kcal/100g
  • Sour cream of 25% fat content - 284   kcal/100g
  • Sour cream with 20% fat content - 210   kcal/100g
  • Sour cream of 10% fat content - 115   kcal/100g
  • Sour cream - 210   kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33   kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275   kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Water - 0   kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Wheat flour - 325   kcal/100g
  • Chicken breast - 113   kcal/100g
  • Italian herbs blend - 259   kcal/100g

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