Lemony Chicken Cutlets

Feast Your Eyes!'s Note:

Browned chicken cutlets are flavored with fresh lemon juice, white wine, herbs, and spiked with capers. These simple, delicious cutlets go well with fresh steamed asparagus or saute'd zucchini.

• Total Time: 26 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 3 whole chicken breasts (split, skinned, boned, fat removed)
• onion powder , to taste
• kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper , to taste
• 3 lemons , divided
• ½ cup dry white wine
• 2 large garlic cloves , sliced
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil , chopped
• 1 dash hot sauce (optional)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• vegetable oil
• 2 egg whites , lighly beaten
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• breadcrumbs
• 2 sprigs fresh sage
• 2 tablespoons capers , rinsed and drained
• flat-leaf Italian parsley , chopped (garnish)

Directions:

1. Rinse the chicken and pat dry with paper towels.
2. Use a meat mallet to flatten the chicken between 2 sheets of waxed paper.
3. Season the chicken with the onion powder, salt, and pepper; lay them in a deep bowl.
4. To the chicken add the juice of one (1) lemon, wine, garlic, basil, and hot sauce (optional); marinate in the refrigerator for at least two (2) hours.
5. In a large, heavy-bottomed skillet heat the butter and about 3/4-inch oil over a medium flame. (DO NOT USE OLIVE OIL).
6. Mix together the lemon zest and breadcrumbs on a rimmed flat dish. Remove the chicken breasts from the marinade; dip in the egg whites one-at-a-time and press both sides in the breadcrumb mixture.
7. Once the oil is hot, but not smoking, (COOK'S TIP: Flip breadcrumbs in oil; if oil boils violently, it is ready.), add the sage to the skillet and place each chicken breast, one-at-a-time, gently into the oil.
8. Cook for one (1) minute on each side - DO NOT OVERCOOK. Transfer chicken to paper towels and blot off excess oil.
9. Serve immediately on warmed dinner plates; give each breast a squeeze of lemon juice. Garnish with thinly-sliced lemon rounds; sprinkle capers and parsley over top.