the recipe

i have been asked for the recipe that plunged me into domestic stardom, and so i present it to you in all its fruity glory. bear in mind that i didn't follow it. :)

6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 T vegetable oil
1 shallot, minced
2 pears, peeled, cored, and sliced
1 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 T sugar
2 t cornstarch
1/2 cup dried cranberries

-pound chicken breasts to 1/2in thick. season with salt and pepper. heat a large pan with the oil and saute the chicken for about 4min per side til golden brown. transfer to a plate and keep warm.

-add shallots to pan and saute for 2min. decrease heat and add pears and saute until soft.

-combine broth, vinegar, sugar, and cornstarch in a small bowl and pour over the pears. add the cranberries, increase heat and simmer for 6-8min until sauce thickens.

-return chicken to pan and simmer for 10min.


that's the recipe. but i didn't do that.
i wanted more sauce, so i decided to double the sauce part. except i forgot halfway through that i was doubling, so i doubled some things and not others, and i didn't skin the pears because i hate peeling things, and i didn't use a shallot because i don't know the difference between shallots and scallions and we don't have either (i used a plain, humble onion), and i cooked the chicken in the oven because i thought joel told me to.

i have to go make spaghetti now.