recipe: "converting vegetarians" rosemary chicken breast

ingredients:
large chicken breast, pounded
extra virgin olive oil
butter, don't skimp
3 hearty sprigs of fresh rosemary
fresh cracked pepper
(optional) aleppo pepper flakes
salt
finishing salt

in a heavy bottomed uncoated pan over medium heat, melt the butter and mix in the olive oil. fry a sprig of rosemary, add the pepper and the pepper. remove rosemary, turn the heat up to high, add the chicken breast. bring the breast up to temperature, lower heat back to medium. once the breast has formed a delicious heavy maillard crust, turn the breast. salt and pepper and pepper the chicken. lay remaining rosemary upon the breast, cover and cook till finished.

halve the breast, plate with the rosemary, sprinkle with finishing salt. pair with a carneros pinot noir and fresh broccoli.

serves TWO, if you know what i mean.