Chicken Francaise From Recipe30com

CHICKEN FRANCAISE FROM RECIPE30.COM

Steps:

• Remove chicken skin, then butterfly cut your breast. (Hold a long shark knife along the thicker part of the breast, place your hand on top and slice through the breast almost until the end. Cut parallel to your cutting board, and open the breast like a book).
• Place cling film on a board, add your breast spread open, sandwich it in cling film and flatten using the flat side of a meat mallet or the underside of a saucepan.
• Crack the eggs into a dish large enough to fit chicken breast.
• Season eggs with salt and pepper, give them a light beat.
• Chop the parsley (keep a few sprigs for garnish) and add half to egg wash.
• Grate all the Parmesan cheese and add to egg-wash, mix well.
• Get your wine and chicken stock portions ready.
• Add the plain flour to a plate.
• Peel the garlic and place in garlic press (or chop finely).
• To a frying pan on moderate heat, add the olive oil and half the butter.
• Coat the chicken in the flour, shake off any excess flour.
• Dip the chicken in the egg wash, make sure it's totally covered and place in hot oil.
• Cook for approx 4 minutes each side (depending on thickness).
• Flip over once brown and cook the other side.
• Transfer chicken to a hot plate and rest.
• To the same frying pan on full heat, add the white wine (alcohol can catch fire so be careful, turn off heat first if unsure).
• Add the crushed garlic.
• Add the squeeze of half a lemon.
• Add the chicken stock.
• Add the remainder of chopped parsley.
• Add the remainder of butter and reduce for 2 minutes on full heat.
• Return the chicken to the sauce and continue heating chicken on medium heat.
• Serve the chicken, and reduce the sauce until it looks a little thicker (not too thick).

FAMOUS CHICKEN FRANCAISE

Steps:

• In a shallow dish or bowl, mix together the egg and juice of 1/2 lemon. In another shallow dish or bowl mix together the flour, garlic powder and paprika. Dip chicken breasts in egg mixture, then flour mixture.
• Heat butter or margarine in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken breasts and cook until golden on each side.
• In a medium bowl, mix together broth and juice of 1 lemon, and pour mixture over chicken in skillet. Reduce heat to medium low and let simmer for about 8 minutes. Place on serving platter, and garnish with fresh lemon slices and parsley sprigs.

CHICKEN FRANCESE

Steps:

• Put the chicken breasts side by side on a cutting board and lay a piece of plastic wrap over them. Pound the chicken breasts with a flat meat mallet, until they are about 1/4-inch thick. Put some flour in a shallow platter and season with a fair amount of salt and pepper; mix with a fork to distribute evenly. In a wide bowl, beat the eggs with 3 tablespoons of water to make an egg wash. Heat the oil over medium-high flame in a large skillet.
• Dredge both sides of the chicken cutlets in the seasoned flour, and then dip them in the egg wash to coat completely, letting the excess drip off. When the oil is nice and hot, add the cutlets and fry for 2 minutes on each side until golden, turning once. Remove the chicken cutlets to a large platter in a single layer to keep warm.
• Toss the lemon slices into the pan and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until fragrant. Add the wine, broth, and lemon juice, simmer for 5 minutes to reduce the sauce slightly. Roll the butter in some flour and add it to the skillet, this will thicken the sauce. Stir to incorporate and dissolve the flour. Reduce the heat to medium-low and return the chicken to the pan; place the lemon slices on top of the cutlets. Simmer gently for 2 minutes to heat the chicken through. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with chopped parsley before serving.