Chicken Cutlets

Name: Chicken Cutlets
Ingredients: 2 slices good quality white bread, crusts removed; 1/4 cup half-and-half cream (or milk); 1 lb ground chicken; 1 egg; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon dried dill; 5 tablespoons butter, 3 of them at room temperaure; 1 cup dry breadcrumbs; 2 tablespoons cooking oil

10 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 slices good quality white bread, crusts removed
1/4 cup half-and-half cream (or milk)
1 lb ground chicken
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried dill
5 tablespoons butter, 3 of them at room temperaure
1 cup dry breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons cooking oil

Directions

1

Break the bread into pieces, in a large bowl, soak the bread in the half and half until the liquid is absorbed, about 2 minutes.
2

Mix the chicken, egg, salt, pepper, dill and the 3 tablespooons room temperature butter.
3

Put in the freezer for about 10 minutes to firm up.
4

Remove the chicken mixture from the freezer, it will still be soft.
5

Form the mixture in to four oval cutlets and coat them with the bread crumbs.
6

In a large non stick frying pan, heat the remaining butter and the oil over moderate heat, cook the cutlets until golden brown and just done, 4 or 5 minutes per side.