Chicken Piccata

This fast, easy and simply elegant Italian dish starts with a chicken thigh or breast pounded into a cutlet, dredged in flour, browned and served with a rich butter, lemon. caper and white wine sauce. Here shown with Rosemary Roasted Potatoes (see recipe) and Steamed Garlic Baby Broccoli (see recipe).

Chicken Piccata

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Dinner

Cuisine Italian

Servings 4 serving

Equipment

• meat hammer
• large skillet

Ingredients

  

• 4 skinless-boneless chicken thighs - pounded into ¼" thick cutlets. I prefer thighs over breasts they remain moister and I believe have more flavor, bit breast are totally acceptable. Pound them as well.
• 2 tablespoon parmigiana-reggiano
• salt and pepper
• 4 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 tablespoon unsalted butter
• ½ cup chicken or white wine - I prefer white wine
• 3 tablespoon lemon juice
• ¼ cup brined capers
• ¼ cup freshly chopped parsley - for garnish

Instructions

 

• To make chicken cutlets, flatten each thigh between two pieces of plastic wrap and pound them with a meat hammer to ¼-inch thickness.

  If using breasts, slice the chicken breast halves horizontally, butterflying them open. If the breast pieces you are working with are large, you may want to cut them each into two pieces.

  If the pieces are still thick after butterflying, put them between two pieces of plastic wrap and pound them with a meat hammer to ¼-inch thickness.
  
• Mix together the flour, salt, pepper, and grated parmigiano-reggiano. Rinse the chicken pieces in water. Dredge them thoroughly in the flour mixture until well coated.
  
• Heat olive oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet on medium high heat. Add half of the chicken pieces, do not crowd the pan. Brown well on each side, about 3 minutes per side. Remove the chicken from the pan and reserve to a plate.

  Cook the other cutlets in the same manner, remove from pan. Place the breasts on a rack over a roasting pan and keep warm in a 225°F oven while you prepare the sauce.
  
• Add the chicken stock (or white wine), lemon juice, and capers to the pan. Use a spatula to scrape up the browned bits. Reduce the sauce by half.
  
• Whisk in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter.
• Plate the chicken and serve with the sauce poured over the chicken. Sprinkle with parsley.
  

Keyword capers, chicken, chicken cutlet, lemon, wine