Frugalgourmetchicken Recipes

FRUGAL GOURMET CHICKEN

Steps:

• Choose a stockpot or large sauce pan, depending on amount of chicken you are making.
• Fill pot with water and bring to boil.
• Place chicken with skin in pot until it stops boiling.
• (Seals in juices) Remove chicken from pot.
• Bring pot to a boil again.
• Put chicken back in and bring to a full boil.
• When water and chicken are boiling again, put lid on pan, turn burner off.
• Let stand for one hour.
• Finish chicken by placing on grill for 15- 20 minutes Brush with barbecue sauce.
• Preparation time is an estimate.

FRUGAL GOURMET'S CHICKEN PICCATA

Steps:

• Saute onions, garlic and scallions in olive oil until tender. Remove from pan and set aside. Remove skins and bones from chicken and pound flat. Mix flour, salt and pepper and place in a flat bowl. Dip chicken pieces into flour and lightly brown them in butter, 2-3 minutes per side. Add sauteed onions and garlic. Over high heat, add sherry, lemon juice and capers. This should thicken to make a nice gravy for the chicken. If gravy becomes too thick, add some chicken stock.

CHICKEN PICCATA (FRUGAL GOURMET)

Steps:

• Saute the yellow onion, garlic and green onions in the olive oil just until tender. Remove from the pan and set aside. Remove skins and bones from chicken breasts and pound them flat. Mix flour, salt and pepper together and place in flat bowl. Dip chicken into flour mixture, lightly brown chicken in butter 2 or 3 minutes per side. Add the sauted onions and garlic. Over high heat, add sherry, lemon juice and capers. This should thicken to make a nice gravy for chicken.