Chicken Stew with Pears and Beans for the Thermomix®

Ingredients

• 300 g Chicken breast fillet (2 Chicken breast fillets)
• Salt
• Pepper
• 1 onion
• 2 cooking pears
• 0.5 lemon
• 1 Tbsp oil (e.g., sunflower oil)
• 2 juniper berries
• 1 bay leaf
• 200 g green beans (fresh or frozen)
• 150 ml Classic Vegetable Broth
• 0.5 bunch Parsley
• 30 g walnut kernels (2 tbsp)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Chop walnuts 5 sec / level 6. Transfer. Wash parsley, shake dry, pluck leaves and chop 3 sec / level 8. Transfer, rinse and dry the mixing bowl.

2. 2.

   Peel, halve onion and put in the mixing bowl. Pulse 5 sec / level 5. Use the spatula to scrape everything from the sides of the bowl downwards. Add oil, sauté 3 min / 120 °C / level 1.

3. 3.

   Meanwhile rinse chicken breast fillets under cold water, pat dry with kitchen paper and cut into about 2×2 cm cubes. Season with salt and pepper. Put chicken in the mixing bowl and simmer 5 min / 120 °C / counter‑clockwise / gentle stir without measuring cup.

4. 4.

   Wash pears, dry, halve and quarter. Remove core. Squeeze half a lemon. Wash and trim fresh beans. Add juniper berries and bay leaf to the chicken. Cook another 2 min / 120 °C / counter‑clockwise / gentle stir without measuring cup.

5. 5.

   Add pears and beans. Simmer 1 min / 120 °C / counter‑clockwise / level 1 together. Pour in lemon juice and vegetable broth and cook everything over medium heat for about 15 min / Varoma / counter‑clockwise / gentle stir. Transfer the stew. Sprinkle walnuts and parsley on top.