Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, chicken piccata. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Chicken Piccata is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Chicken Piccata is something which I have loved my entire life.
Season chicken with salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in flour and shake off excess. Chef John's quick and easy pan-fried chicken breasts are topped with a simple pan sauce made with capers, butter, white wine, and lemon juice.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken piccata using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Piccata:
- Prepare 1 1/2 thin cut chicken breasts
- Prepare 1/4 cup lemon juice
- Take 1/2 cup white wine
- Get 1 cup chicken stock
- Make ready 6 thin slices of lemons
- Prepare 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Take 5 Tbsp unsalted butter divided
- Take 2 Tbsp Capers
- Take 3 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
- Prepare All purpose flour for breading
- Get 1 medium shallot chopped
- Make ready 2 garlic cloves chopped
- Make ready to taste Salt and pepper
Use angel hair to complement the light—but powerful—sauce. Season the chicken breast pieces with salt and pepper and dredge them in flour. Discard half the chicken juice from skillet and reduce heat to low. If you are into lemon (and we are) then this is the one you've been searching for.
Steps to make Chicken Piccata:
- On medium high Heat, preheat the olive oil in a large deep nonstick skillet,Season the flour with salt and pepper. Dredge 2 tbsp of butter in the seasoned flour and set aside. - Dredge the chicken breast into the flour shaking off any excess flour and set aside.
- When the oil is hot add 1 Tbsp of butter, when the butter is melted add the chicken and cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until the chicken is cooked through. (You might need to do this in batches) Remove the chicken from the pan and add the shallot in with the pan juices. Cook the shallot until soft and translucent about 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add the wine and let it cook for 2 minutes, just until all the alcohol cooks out and the wine reduces by half. Add the chicken stock and 2 Tbsp of butter and season with salt and pepper. Cook until the liquids reduce by half about 5 to 6 minutes. Add the chicken back in with the liquids and add the capers, 2 Tbsp of the dredged butter and the lemon juice. Cook for 2 minutes or until the sauce thickens, add the parsley and lemon slices and cook for 30 seconds. Serve this amazing chicken piccata over your favorite pasta
Transfer chicken to platter; tent with foil to keep warm. Coat chicken with flour mixture, dip in egg substitute mixture, then coat again with flour mixture. Repeat with remaining chicken and oil. Chicken piccata is an Italian-American staple beloved for its piquant flavors cradled in a silky, butter-rich pan sauce It also doesn't hurt that it cooks up very quickly This version is mostly traditional except that it uses lemon two ways, calling for lemon slices to be caramelized (to soften their tang) and for a hit of fresh juice at the end (to brighten the whole dish) Chicken Piccata (or any piccata such as veal piccata) is a dish that features meat pounded thin and topped with a buttery lemon caper sauce. Similar to my Lemon Shrimp Linguine , this lemon chicken piccata is usually served over pasta and I prefer a thinner pasta such as angel hair or a light linguine as its a delicate dish.
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