Chicken with Olive Caper Sauce

Chicken Olive Caper Sauce

Ingredients:

For chicken

  • 4 chicken breasts, about 1 1/2 lb (0.75 kg);
  • 1 tablespoon safflower oil;
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced;
  • Sea salt.

For olive caper sauce

  • 1/2 cup chopped mix olives;
  • 1 1/4 tablespoons capers;
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic;
  • 1 teaspoon safflower oil;
  • 1 teaspoon Liquid Aminos (a healthier version of soy sauce can be find in health food store or upscale supermarket);
  • 1/2 teaspoon dark soy sauce.

Thickening sauce

  • 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch;
  • 1/2 teaspoon cane sugar;
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) water.

Recipe:

Serving for 4

For chicken

  1. Clean the chicken and pad dry;
  2. Add sea salt and garlic slices, at least 1 hour before cooking;
  3. Slice the chicken to smaller pieces;
  4. Preheat the oven to 400˚F (205˚C);
  5. Add 1 tablespoon safflower oil in a sauté pan;
  6. Pan sear the chicken on both sides;
  7. Place the whole pan in the oven for 5 minutes;
  8. Plate the chicken with vegetable of your choice;
  9. Pour olive caper sauce on the chicken;
  10. Serve warm.

For olive caper sauce

  1. Use the same sauté pan for the chicken;
  2. Add 1 teaspoon safflower oil;
  3. Sauté minced garlic;
  4. Add all the other ingredients;
  5. Add well-mixed thickening sauce;
  6. Add Liquid Aminos and dark soy;
  7. It is done when it comes back to a boil.

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