Ways To Cook Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast

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Boneless and skinless chicken breasts can be cooked in a variety of ways including grilling, oven roasting, BBQing and even poaching but what method provides the best in flavour and yet is simple and straight forward to cook?

One of my favourite ways to cook boneless chicken breasts is to cut them lengthways creating an chicken escalope and then frying gently in and butter and oil mix. Given the chicken breast is quite thin (around 1cm) as a consequence of cutting lengthways it cooks relatively quickly and retains its moisture content provding you with a tender and succulent chicken dish.

Holding the chicken breast on a cutting board slice the breast lengthways through the thickest part without cutting all the way through creating almost a double or butterfly effect. Place a clean plastic bag over the breast and hit gently with the base of a saucepan or rolling pin to flatten the breast to around 1 cm in thickness. Take care not to hit it too hard given it is a tender meat and will split if you hit too hard.

Below is the method I use to cook boneless chicken breasts.

Boneless Chicken Breast Escalope Recipe

3 x Eggs beaten

1/4 pint of milk

1/4 Tsp Salt

Pinch of black pepper

1/2 Tsp Paprika

1/2 Tsp Garlic powder

4oz Plain flour

8oz breadcrumbs (fresh is best or dried works ok also)

1 x Tsp Butter

1 x Tsp Oil

Method

1. Beat the eggs and add the milk and blend

2. In a clean bowl place flour and seasonings and mix until incorporated

3. Place the butterfly chicken breast into the flour mixture and coat all over

4. Transfer to the egg mix and coat ensuring full coverage

5. Finally transfer to the breadcrumbs and coat gently pressing down the crumbs to ensure they are firmly stuck to the chicken.

Heat the oil and butter to a high heat and crumble in a few breadcrumbs, when they immediately sizzle your pan is hot enough. Simply lay the chicken escalopes into the pan and give them 3-4 minutes each side.

You will now have crispy yet succulent chicken breasts! Enjoy your cooking.