CHICKEN FRANCESE

WHAT IS CHICKEN FRANCESE 

FRANCESE is an Italian word for  Francaise.  This dish is initially created by Italian immigrants in the United States, hence the name.  However this dish s not a French dish.

This  dish is a nice  option if you are looking for an easy and quick  chicken dinner  idea

WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE CHICKEN FRANCESE 

500gr of chicken breast  – washed, sliced into half, pad dry

2 pcs of eggs– beaten

1  cup of all-purpose flour –

3 large cloves of garlic – finely chopped

½  of lemon or lime   – thinly sliced

Juice of ½ of lemon or lime

150gr of butter

1tbs of roughly chopped parsley

2 tbs of olive oil (preferably extra virgin olive oil)

Salt & pepper to taste

HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN FRANCESE

• Sliced chicken breast into half, washed, pad dry, Season chicken with salt & pepper.
• Coat  each piece of the chicken with flour, set aside
• Heat oil in a large pan on medium heat, deep each of the dusted chicken  into egg wash,  shallow fry for approximately 2 – 3 minutes on each side, take out and place on baking tray, put in the oven on 150C for aproximately 5 – 8 minutes
• The sauce: On the same pan add butter and garlic, continue stirring to avoid getting burnt,  squeeze and add juice from  1/2 of the lemon,
• sliced the remaining half of the lemon
• Once the chicken is ready plate them up, pour garlic butter sauce over the chicken, add slices of  lemon, sprinkle over some chopped parsley. And done

You can serve Chicken Francese with mashed, roasted or fondant  potatoes