Make Chicken Francese

Chicken Francese is an elegant and delicious dish you can make for any occasion. It's fairly easy to make chicken francese. You need to coat the chicken in flour and then brown it slightly. From there, you can create a sauce with lemon and wine. Then, cook your chicken the rest of the way through in the sauce.

Ingredients

  • 4 skinless, boneless, chicken breasts (about 1 and 1/2 pounds)
  • All-purpose flour
  • Salt and pepper
  • 4 large eggs
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 lemon cut in thin rounds with rinds
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

Steps

Preparing the Chicken and Seasoning

  1. Pound the chicken breast flat. Place each chicken breast between two pieces of plastic wrap. If you have a meat mallet, you can use this to pound out chicken breast. If you do not, you can use a wine bottle, canned food, or a pan or pot.[1]
    • Start pounding the chicken on the thickest part. This is usually found near the center of the chicken. Use gentle strikes as pounding too hard can damage the meat.
    • Move outward, working from the center to the sides.
    • Pound out each chicken breast until they are all 1/4 of an inch thick.[2]
  2. Mix salt and pepper with the flour. Add the flour to a small mixing bowl. Then, add a small amount of salt and pepper. Use a wire whisk to mix everything together.[2]
  3. Make an egg wash. Egg wash helps coat the chicken for cooking. To make it, add your eggs to a bowl and beat them into an even mixture. Then, mix in your water. Set the egg wash, as well as the flour, aside for now.[2]

Cooking the Chicken

  1. Heat the olive oil. Add the olive oil to a large skillet. Heat it over medium-high heat.[2] Olive oil is ready when it has a watery, glistening appearance. You can also toss in a small bit of food, like a piece of garlic or onion. If the food sizzles immediately, your olive oil is ready to use.[3]
  2. Coat the chicken breasts. As the olive oil heats, work on coating the chicken breasts. First, coat them in the flour mixture. Then, dip them in the egg wash, coating them completely in that as well. Allow any excess egg wash to drip off each chicken breast before proceeding with the cooking process.[2]
  3. Cook the chickens for two minutes on each side. Place each chicken breast in the skillet. Keep the heat at the medium-high setting. Cook the chicken beasts for two minutes on each side, or until each side is golden brown.[2]
    • Do not worry if the chicken breasts are not cooked all the way through. You will be cooking them more later.

Flavoring the Chicken

  1. Cook the lemon, wine, broth, and lemon juice. Add the lemon rinds to the skillet first. Cook them for one to two minutes. Once the lemon rinds are giving off a strong scent, mix in the wine, broth, and lemon juice.[2]
    • Allow the ingredients to simmer for five minutes. This should reduce the amount of sauce slightly.
  2. Add the butter. Coat your stick of butter in flour. Then, add it to the sauce. Stir everything together until the butter melts and the flour is mixed into the sauce.[2]
  3. Finish cooking the chicken. Turn down the heat to medium-low. Add the chicken breasts to the pan. Place one lemon slice on top of each chicken breast. Simmer until the chicken cooks through, which should take about two minutes. Then, garnish the chicken with parsley before serving.[2]
    • To make sure the chicken is done, insert a meat thermometer in the thickest part of the chicken. It should be at least 160 degrees Fahrenheit (about 71 degrees Celsius).[4]
    • If you don't have a thermometer, poke the meat. Any juices that escape should be clear.



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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ http://www.noreciperequired.com/technique/how-pound-out-chicken-breast
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/chicken-francese-recipe.html
  3. ↑ http://www.thekitchn.com/quick-tip-how-to-tell-when-oil-53815
  4. ↑ http://www.eatingwell.com/blogs/healthy_cooking_blog/is_it_done_yet_4_ways_to_really_know_if_your_meat_is_cooked?logout=1
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