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Ingredients
6 chicken breasts sliced into cutlets and lightly pounded (this provides
about 12 cutlets)
white flour
3 Tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper
1/2 cup water
2 -3 Tablespoons lemon juice (plus more as needed)
1 Tablespoon capers washed
2 garlic cloves diced
Instructions
1. Make sure the chicken breasts/cutlets are no more than 1/4"
thick and use a meat tenderizer to pound the meat lightly.
2. Season the chicken with a little salt and pepper. (or mix the salt
and pepper into the flour)
3. Dredge or roll the chicken in the flour so it is lightly covered.
Shake off excess.
4. Heat olive oil in frying pan over medium heat.
5. Add the cutlets and cook until done and lightly brown. Flip and cook
for another 1 or 2 minutes.
6. Remove cutlets from pan and set aside on a plate for use later.
7. Pour water, lemon juice, capers and garlic into the frying pan and
stir. This will also deglaze the chicken from the bottom of the pan.
8. Bring the sauce to a boil over medium high heat for about 10 minutes.
When the sauce is thickened reduce heat to low.Take a quick taste test,
if the lemon juice needs to be diluted, just add about a 1/4 cup of
water and cook a little longer.
9. When the sauce is thickened, add the cutlets back in. Cover and cook
for 10 more minutes over simmer.
10. Serve the cutlets on dinner plates and use the remaining sauce in
the pan to pour over the chicken cutlets.
TIP #1:
You can use regular olive oil for frying, rather than extra virgin if
you have it.
TIP #2: Add more or less lemon juice to taste. If using
store bought lemon juice, it may be more concentrated and thereby stronger
than fresh squeeze lemons. So taste testing is important.
TIP #3: Some recipes call for adding some white wine
to the sauce. Feel free to do so, however my recipe doesn't call for
it.
TIP #4: You can turn the stove off, remove from heat
and let the cutlets remain in the pan with the lid on while you prepare
your other dishes. The meat should not dry out because it is in the
sauce which helps it retain its moisture.
Tip #5: It is easiest to cut the chicken into cutlets
when it is almost all thawed but still a little hard.
Suggestions
for Side Dishes
1. Italian Potato salad or mashed potatoes.
2. Italian Salad or Italian Green Beans (see my recipes for simple salad
ideas!)
3. Cooked Italian Green Beans (see my recipe, these are awesome! No
they are not regular green beans.
4. Garlic bread.
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