Chicken Piccata

Here is a ten minute meal from Martha Stewart that’s quick and easy.  Kent and I enjoyed it with corn on the cob and a cucumber salad accompanied with white wine.  It was good enough to serve company.

By Martha Stewart, submitted by Pat Savoie

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Ingredients

1/4    cup     all-purpose flour
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
4       chicken cutlets, about 1/4-inch thick
2       Tbsp    olive oil
3       Tbsp    butter
3       Tbsp    dry white wine
3       Tbsp     fresh lemon juice
2       Tbsp    salt-packed capers, soaked in water 20 minutes, then drained, rinsed, and drained again  (I rinsed pickled capers and only used a few.)
1       Tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Method

1.    Dredge chicken:  Spread flour in a shallow dish;  add 3/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper and whisk to combine.  Place chicken in seasoned flour, turning to coat thoroughly, then tap off excess.

2.    Saute chicken:    Heat the oil and 1 Tbsp butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until butter starts to sizzle.  Cook the chicken in batches, if necessary to avoid crowding the pan, until golden and cooked through, 2-3 minutes for each side.  Transfer the chicken to a platter.  Pour off any excess fat from the pan.

3.    Deglaze pan and make sauce:    Return pan to medium heat and add wine, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.  Cook until the liquid is reduced by half, about 30 seconds.  Remove pan from heat.  Add lemon juice, capers, and remaining 2 Tbsp butter.

4.    Serve:    Immediately pour the sauce over the chicken, and serve.

Saute the chicken in oil and butter.

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