Apr 21, 2007
Oh, the disappointment of this!! I thought for sure this would become a classic. The ingredients sounded perfect -especially the prosciutto. I hardly changed a thing and thought for sure this would be a special dish I could pull out for family and friends and reign as culinary Queen.
Alas, it was not to be. I used almonds instead of hazelnuts but that was the only change I made. I sledged and dredged my chicken (the chicken itself was quite lovely) and it turned a wonderful golden brown and I could tell it was going to be succulent and juicy. (Not easy things to say about chicken) I used a good wine and fresh mushrooms, and waited for the magic to happen. I added the cream but the sauce hadn't reduced at the 5 minute point. I kept simmering and about 30 minutes later, it finally had reduced enough to serve as a sauce. I served and waited for everyone to 'ooh' Instead there was a silence. 'Sour' was the comment. Husband was also surprised that it wasn't a fantastic hit, agreeing that the combination should have been outstanding. We ended up scraping the sauce off and just eating the chicken. It didn't even pass the Wolseley test, as he just ate the bits of prosciutto out of the sauce and left everything else in his bowl. Considering the cost and effort involved, it was an absolute failure. So...not sure if I did something wrong, or perhaps our family's taste buds are off, but this was just not the dish for us!
—WOLSELEY
