Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Chicken Cutlets (Escalope)

1 whole chicken breast or 9 chickens tenders
1 1/2 tablespoon seasoning salt
pinch black pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder.
1 teaspoon onion powder.
1tablespoon hot sauce
1tablespoon cornstarch
1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
1 teaspoon paprika
2tablespoons dried parsley
2 tablespoons
2 eggs
1/8 cup water
canola oil for frying.


How 2:
prepping and breading chicken:
for safety use a different cutting board when working with raw meats to prevent cross contamination with other foods. be sure to clean your hands well!
cut chicken breast into strips if your using tenders you can skip this step , place chicken in between 2 pieces of plastic wrap beat with a kitchen hammer till flat if you don’t have one a cup will do the trick.
Set chicken aside.
In a bowl add 1 tablespoon seasoning,onion,garlic powder,some black pepper, add water, and hot sauce mix to form a marinade.
add the chicken.
Beat the 2 eggs set aside.
In a deep plate add bread crumbs rest of seasoning salt, dried parsley and cornstarch mix well to form breading.
Set up the following like a stations the chicken, the eggs wash, and breadcrumbs like an assembly line and lastly a clean large plate or tray to lay chicken tenders on.
Start by adding your chicken to the egg wash followed by coating with bread crumbs then add to try.
Set in the refrigerator for 1/2 hour to allow for the breading 2 settle.

cooking :
In a deep pan or skillet heat about 2-3 cups of canola oil, 2 be sure if the oil is hot enough place a wood skewer in if it bubbled around the submerged area the oil is good to go. place chicken in the oil not to close together and don’t over crowd the pan this will not allow for the chicken to crisp.
Cook for about 10-15 mins on each side depending on thickness of chicken the thinner the less time.
Place on a plate lined with paper towels to remove extra oil.
Enjoy right away with your fav sauce :D

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