Chicken with Za'atar and Olive

5 from 1 vote

Here is chicken roulade recipe with za'atar and olive that is absolutely fantastic! This was one of the 6 courses I made last week for Frans Drescher. This was the only meat dish of the evening. I actually prepared earlier in the day a 3 course lunch and this was apart of the 6 courses for dinner, plus breads so it was a busy day to say the least. I literally didn't know what I was going for when I started this chicken recipe but this is what the end result was. A Mediterranean chicken that was extremely moist packed with tons of flavor topped with olive butter sauce.

Sounds complicated, maybe it looks complicated but it really is quite easy. It takes just a few minutes to roll the chicken and season it, but then it cooks effortlessly sous vide. The olive sauce Here is the recipe I hope you enjoy it!

Ingredients

6 people

Chicken Roulade

2 lg chicken breast 6-8 oz I used skin on
3 tbsp za'atar spice
4 tbsp butter
1 salt and pepper

Olive Butter Sauce

1/2 cup white wine
1 cup beldi or kalamata olives
1/3 cup cream
4 tbsp butter
1 splash lemon or sherry vinegar

Garnish

2 tbsp chives chopped

Nutritional information

Calories: 113kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 1gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 379mgPotassium: 81mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 435IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 84mgIron: 3mg

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 1 30

Total Time 2

Servings 6 people

How to Stuff Chicken

If you have a sous vide machine set the water bath temperature to 132 degrees. If you don't have a machine, get a pot of water on low and try to manage the water temperature around 132 degrees.
For the chicken. Lay the chicken on a piece of plastic wrap. Butterfly the chicken and then place another piece of plastic on top. Then pound the chicken into a thin fillet. Repeat with the rest of the chicken breast. Then discard the top plastic wrap. Season the chicken aggressively with za'atar spice.
Season lightly with salt on the same side of chicken as well. Then roll the breast up and tie with butcher’s twine about 5 -6 times. Repeat the process until all are done. Place the chicken into a plastic cryovac bag, add butter into the bag with the chicken. Seal the bag with no air and place into the water bath. Sous vide for about an hour to an hour and 15 minutes. The take out and let it rest for at least 15 minutes.

How to make Olive Sauce

Place olives and wine in a pot and bring to a boil. Turn down to a simmer and cook until 1/4 of the wine is left and then add the cream. Bring the cream to a boil and then turn down and simmer for 2 minutes. Place everything into the vitamix and puree until smooth. While the sauce is blending add butter to emulsify the sauce. Finish the sauce with a touch of lemon or sherry vinegar. The sauce shouldn’t need any salt because of the olives are very salty.

To Finish

Take the sous vide chicken out of the bag and lightly season with salt on the outside of the chicken. Place a hot saute pan or cast iron on high. Add 2 tbsp of olive oil and butter if you desire to the pan. Add the sous vide chicken to the pan and brown for 2 minutes on each side of the chicken rolling the chicken over until you have a nice brown crust on the outside of the chicken.
Then take the chicken out of the pan and rest on your cutting board. Cut the string away from the chicken and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Slice the chicken in 1 inch pieces and then top with the olive sauce. Serve and enjoy!