Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Fried Chicken Cutlets w/ Tomato Basil Siracha Sauce

My goodness! A post going up on the RIGHT day! But yeah, my idea worked splendidly! Pictures will follow later...

So first I defrosted 3 frozen chicken breasts in the microwave. They... kinda... startedcookingbeforetheydefrosted. Now before you throw a fit, they turned out fine.

I took the defrosted breasts and split them lengthwise approximately down the middle. I then wrapped the breasts in paper towel, and smashed them flat with a heavy sauté pan.

I then dredged them in flour mixed with black pepper, salt and cayenne. I then beat one egg in a wide, flat bowl, and poured some matzoh meal into a plate. With my breading station ready, I started the process of dipping the chicken in the beaten egg, and then dropping each piece, individually, into the meal, covering each piece until no more meal stuck to the chicken.




 After flattening the chicken, I put the pan over medium heat, until I was done breading. Once the breading was done, I then added vegetable oil, and started frying the cutlets. After each side had browned to my liking , I took the piece out, and put another in. I wound up having to add more oil to the pan, since the first batch of chicken soaked up all of the oil.








Once the chicken was done, I moved the pieces to a plate to wait for me to make a sauce. My sauce wound up being a can of tomato sauce, with some basil, salt, pepper, and a little bit of Siracha.
After the sauce was done, it was time to plate, and I wound up putting a little sauce under the cutlet and then some more on top.


After making a quick salad of bagged greens, tomatoes, half of a cucumber, half of an avocado, and some of the Kens Italian for dressing, I grated some parmesean on top of the sauce and the cutlet, and dinner was ready.

 For something that I had thought up, like, not even 3 hours previous, this turned out REALLY GOOD. The only complaint with the sauce was that it was a bit too spicy... But I mean, if you are actually reading this for recipes  one, what fresh hell hast thou imposed upon thyself, and two, I may have made it this way, myself, but you will be cooking, so change it as you wish!

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