Chicken Piccata
Golden Brown Chicken, Without That Deep Fried Magic
To make a good picatta, you’re need to handle two things:
Dredge the chicken in flour. No eggs, no breadcrumbs like a Parm.
Don’t be afraid of butter.
If we’re going to do this, we’re going to have to do it right. And that means a butter sauce, not a butter garnish. Don’t worry, lemon juice is a good detox.
But before we get ahead of ourselves, as with almost all chicken we need to figure out what piece of chicken to use.
Which Chicken to Use?
Almost any chicken piccata recipe is going to look for a thin slice- typically a breast that is either cut thin, or butterflied. This is perfectly okay.
But you didn’t come here for some run of the mill chicken. So instead we’re going to use some boneless thighs. Being boneless they’ll be easy to butterfly, and being thighs we’ll get a juicer cut.
Season or Not?
Yeah, don’t be a fool. Season.
What you’ll need
Makes 4 servings, good for 2 people
4 boneless chicken thighs
Seasoning: 1 tsp Tomato Sauce Spice , 1/2 tsp of both garlic powder and onion powder
1/2 cup of flour
6-8 tablespoons of butter, individually sliced
3 tablespoons of olive oil
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 lemons
1/3 cup of chicken broth or white wine
1/4 cup of capers
Parsley
Dredge the seasoned chicken in a layer of flour
Cook the floured chicken in your butter sauce. Browning sauce is ok.
Lets Do This
In a large bowl, add seasonings and chicken thighs. Toss to coat. Add flour and coat the chicken
In a pan on medium heat, melt 3 tablespoons of butter and your olive oil
Add chicken and cook roughly 3-4 minutes or until browned. Flip and cook the opposite side, setting aside when finished
Add 2 more tablespoons of butter and garlic. Cook 1-2 minutes careful not to burn the garlic
Add lemon juice, stock (or wine), and bring to boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, add capers and return the chicken
Cook for 10 minutes. Plate chicken, and whisk butter as needed into the sauce. Pour sauce over chicken and top with parsley, lemon zest and peel
A beautiful golden chicken, still soft from the butter sauce.
The added lemon will smell great when heated from the served chicken.
Ready to cook? Get some spices to flavor up that chicken!
