Pan-Roasted Chicken Breasts With Marsala - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts (bone-in skin-on, about 3 lb/1.5 kg)
1/4 cup minced shallot
8 fresh sage leaves (or 1 tsp/5 mL crumbled dried)
2/3 cup chicken stock
74 ml dry marsala or 74 ml dry sherry
1 teaspoon lemon juice
salt
pepper
vegetable oil
butter (optional)

Preparation

Season both sides of the breasts with salt and pepper. In heavy-bottomed skillet, heat 1 tbsp (15 mL) oil over medium-high heat; fry chicken, skin side down, until skin is browned, about 5 minutes.
Turn chicken; transfer skillet to 450\u00b0F (230\u00b0C) convection oven or 475\u00b0F (240\u00b0C) conventional oven. Bake, basting chicken with pan juices after 10 minutes, until no longer pink in centre, 16 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven (wrap handle of skillet in oven mitt); transfer to serving platter and keep warm.
Pour off all but 1 tbsp (15 mL) fat from pan; fry shallots over medium-high heat, scraping up any brown bits, until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add sage; fry until shallots are lightly browned, about 1 minute. Stir in stock and wine; boil until reduced by two-thirds. Remove from heat. Cut 2 tbsp (30 mL) butter (if using) into pieces; stir into sauce. Stir in lemon juice; spoon over chicken.