Chicken Francese

Submitted by DrGaellon

"Adapted from Cook's Illustrated"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 8 cutlets
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 medium onion, diced small
• 1⁄2 cup dry white wine or 1/2 cup dry vermouth
• 1⁄3 cup lemon juice (from 2 lemons)
• 2 1⁄4 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon table salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons butter

directions

1. Melt 1 tbsp butter in a medium non-reactive saucepan. Saute onions until translucent, 2-3 minute Add wine, juice and broth. Turn heat to high until sauce boils, then turn down to medium and reduce to 1 1/2 cups. Strain into a measuring cup and set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 200 degrees F. Place a baking rack in a rimmed baking sheet and place in oven.
3. Slice breasts in half horizontally and pound to an even 1/4" thickness. Whisk salt and pepper into flour in a pie plate. Whisk eggs and milk in a second pie plate. Dip chicken cutlets in flour, then in egg, then back in flour. Set aside on a rack over a baking sheet.
4. When all 8 cutlets are coated, melt 1 tbsp butter in 1 tbsp oil in a 12" nonstick skillet. Saute 4 cutlets over medium heat until nicely browned, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Flip and brown another 30-60 seconds. Remove cutlets to baking rack in oven.
5. Wipe out pan with paper towel, and using another 1 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp oil, cook remaining 4 cutlets. Remove to baking rack.
6. Wipe out pan with paper towel and add reserved sauce to now-empty pan over medium heat. Swirl in remaining 2 tbsp butter. Dip cutlets in sauce and serve, 2 cutlets per serving.

Reviews

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This is a great recipe! I've made it a few times already. The chicken comes out just right...not too rubbery or thin. And the sauce is so rich! It has just the right amount of lemon.