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Today, we have a recipe for a classic Italian dish: Chicken Piccata. This dish is actually traditionally prepared with veal in Italy, but it's more commonly seen as chicken in the US. It really is the sauce that makes this dish unique, with an interesting combination of lemon and capers, though it should not be confused with pollo al limone, which is when you take a whole chicken and roast it with lemon juice among various other ingredients. It's also just the Italian term for a lemon-y variation of orange chicken, which is very not Italian.
Chicken Piccata
Makes 4 servings
Ingredients:
Chicken:
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1/4 cup flour
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Paprika
Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon capers
- Juice from 1/2 lemon
- Fresh parsley, chopped / 1 teaspoon dry parsley
Directions:
- Prepare the chicken:
- Cut each chicken breast in half horizontally so that there are two thin pieces.
- Pound the chicken with the flat side of a meat tenderizer.
- Mix the flour with the salt, pepper, and paprika.
- Thoroughly coat each piece of chicken with the flour mix.
- In an oiled pan, saute the chicken for 2-3 minutes on each side.
- Remove the chicken but keep it warm.
- Prepare the sauce:
- Put the butter, white wine, and chicken broth in a pan and simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Add the capers, lemon juice, and parsley to the mixture.
- Return the chicken to the pan with the sauce in it and cook it for a little bit. Make sure that the sauce covers both sides!
This goes great with some cooked vegetables, or as you can see in the picture above, a little Vegetable Stew. It can also pair nicely with some form of carbs like the Pasta Salad. However, Italians traditionally eat pasta and meat in different courses of the meal! When I went to Italy, most of the menus had a section "Primo" for the pastas, which tend to be meat-less and a section "Secondo" for the meats. So, if you would like to replicate true Italian dining, this chicken is a great dish to follow a lighter pasta.
-Chefpo
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