Have to agree... I missed that. I use about 1 1/2 Tbs dried for one
cup of wine/lemon juice mixture. Also a pinch of salt. 4 Tbs will
make the wine nice to look at, but tasteless.

Alex

BTW: If you throw in a Tbs of capers during the last minutes,
you will have a nice picatta. Drain the capers first. <G>


On Thu, 8 Jan 2009 10:34:28 -0800 (PST), aem >
wrote:

>On Jan 7, 10:17*pm, Damsel in dis Dress >
>wrote:
>>....
>> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Tarragon Chicken
>> ....
>> * Amount *Measure * * * Ingredient -- Preparation Method
>> -------- *------------ *--------------------------------
>> * 1 * * * * tablespoon *butter
>> * 4 * * * * * * *large *chicken breasts -- 1-inch pieces
>> * 1 * * * * * * medium *onion -- finely chopped
>> * 1 * * * * * * *large *garlic clove -- minced
>> * 2 * * * *tablespoons *fresh parsley leaves -- chopped
>> * 1 1/2 * *tablespoons *fresh chives -- chopped
>> * 4 1/2 * * tablespoon *tarragon leaves -- dried
>> * 1 * * * * * * * *cup *dry white wine
>> * 1 * * * * tablespoon *lemon juice
>> * * *1/4 * * *teaspoon *salt
>> * * *1/8 * * *teaspoon *black pepper -- freshly ground
>> .....
>
>Tarragon is very strong. My version of this uses chicken thighs just
>because that's what we like, but only about 1.5 TB of tarragon, which
>gives plenty of flavor. I'd think 4.5 TB would be
>overpowering..... -aem