chorizo stuffed chicken breast, apple cabbage gratin, peach melba

as promised, we did some fun stuff with the chorizo we made.  one of them was a chorizo stuffed chicken breast with the apple cabbage gratin and a peach melba sauce.


first, i formed the chorizo into small cigar sizes and wrapped in plastic wrap.  put that in the freezer. (makes the stuffing of the chicken breast easier).


next, cut holes in the chicken breast using a paring knife.  once the chorizo is frozen, unwrap and stuff into the chicken breast through the hole you cut. set aside.


now here's the fun part.


peach melba is a traditional british dessert.  i wanted to take those flavors and make it into a savory sauce to go with the stuffed chicken and gratin.


first i peeled and cut up the peaches.  then, put them in a pot with some white wine, sugar, vanilla bean, red onion, cinnamon sticks and cloves.  oh, and salt and pepper of course.  

i let that cook until most of the liquid was cooked down and very little left.  took out the cinnamon and cloves and pureed until very smooth.


here's what the final dish looked like.  chorizo stuffed chicken breast with granny smith apple and red cabbage gratin and peach melba sauce.