CHEF JOHN'S CHICKEN FRENCH

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Chicken French has everything I love in a recipe. It's delicious and easy, frugal, yet fancy, and everyone loves it. Better yet, it has a vague, confusing history and completely preposterous name. This not-French recipe hails from the Rochester area of New York State, where it's a staple on virtually every Italian-American restaurant menu.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Chicken     Chicken Breast Recipes     Skillet

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 15

4 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 pinch cayenne pepper
1 ½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast cutlets, pounded flat
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup vegetable broth
½ cup dry sherry
2 lemons, juiced
¼ cup cold butter, cut into chunks
1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Beat eggs and milk together in a shallow bowl. Whisk flour, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper together in another shallow bowl.
  • Gently press chicken into flour mixture to coat; shake off excess flour. Dip into egg mixture and coat completely.
  • Heat olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter together in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken in hot oil until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a plate.
  • Cook and stir vegetable broth, sherry, and lemon juice in the same skillet; bring to a boil and cook until sauce is reduced by half. Remove from heat and add cold butter chunks; stir until butter is melted and sauce is shiny and thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir parsley into sauce and season with salt and pepper.
  • Return chicken to the skillet over medium heat, spoon sauce over the top, and cook until chicken is heated through and no longer pink in the center, 1 to 3 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 626.8 calories, Carbohydrate 31.5 g, Cholesterol 328.5 mg, Fat 32.1 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 48.4 g, SaturatedFat 13.2 g, Sodium 2305.4 mg, Sugar 1.8 g

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