Chicken Milanese with Sage-Lemon-Butter Sauce
serves 4
Ingredients
- 3 ea chicken breasts, pounded
- 1 C bread crumbs
- 1 ea egg white, beaten
- 2 T dried thyme
- 1/4 C Parmigiano cheese
- 6 T butter
- 1 ea shallot, minced
- 1/2 C heavy cream
- 1/2 C dry white wine
- 1/2 C chicken broth
- 1 T fresh sage, chopped
- 1 t lemon juice
- cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Saute the shallots in 1T butter until soft, add the cream, wine and stock, bring to a boil, and simmer to reduce by 1/2.
- Remove from heat and whisk in 5 T of butter, then add the sage, lemon juice and cayenne. Season to taste with salt and white pepper.
- Dredge the chicken through flour, then egg white, then bread crumbs mixed with thyme and cheese, then fry in oil until done.
- Plate, dress with sauce, and serve.
Source: Food and Wine, Dec 2011