Chicken In Sour Cherry Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 sweet onion finely diced
• 4 tablespoons butter divided
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 2 cups dry red wine such as Cabernet
• 1/2 cup dried sour cherries chopped if large
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• kosher salt and pepper to taste
• 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts

Instructions

1. 1
   Soak the cherries in hot water to soften.
2. 2
   Sauté the sweet onion in 2 tablespoons butter until translucent.
3. 3
   Add the cinnamon and paprika and stir 1 minute. Add the chicken stock and reduce to 3/4 cup. Add the red wine and reduce to 1½ cups. Add cherries.
4. 4
   Turn off heat and stir in the sour cream (it won’t curdle off the heat). Season with salt and pepper to taste.
5. 5
   Saute the chicken breasts in the remaining butter until golden brown. Add the finished sauce.