Or 1 ts dried

Combine boiling water and morels in a small bowl. Let stand until morels soften, about 35 minutes. Strain;reserve soaking liquid. Coarsely chop morels.

pepper. Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium high heat.

Add chicken to skillet; cook until golden about 4 minutes a side. Transfer chicken to a shallow baking dish (do not clean skillet. Bake until chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes.

onion, garlic and thyme and saute until golden about 5 minutes. Add morel soaking liquid, leaving any residue in the bowl. Boil the mixture until most of the liquid evaporates, about 4 minutes. Add chicken broth and 1/4 cup of Madiera; boil until gravy is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, aboout 5 minutes. Strain gravyinto small saucepan; add morels. Cover and simmer 5 minutes. Whisk 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and 1 tbs madiera in a small bowl. Whisk into gravy; simmer until thickened, about 30 seconds. Season gravy with salt and pepper. Spoon over chicken and serve. Bon-App 3/96 - Walt