{"id":1313,"date":"2018-03-16T15:11:13","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T22:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/?p=1313"},"modified":"2023-09-24T23:10:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T23:10:44","slug":"chicken-piccata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2018\/03\/16\/chicken-piccata\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Piccata"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Yield: 4 servings<\/h5>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Scott Nowell<\/h6>\n<p>I love a nice Piccata. Chicken, pork, veal, turkey, it doesn\u2019t really matter. Use some thin fish fillets and it&#8217;s basically a Fish Meuniere.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"id-ingredient-name\">lemon, juiced to obtain 1 TBS juice<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">4<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1\u00bd to 2 lb)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cup all-purpose flour <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">4<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS vegetable oil <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">small shallot, minced (about 2 TBS) or 1 small garlic clove, minced (about 1 tsp)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cup chicken stock or canned low-sodium chicken broth<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">2<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS small capers, rinsed and drained<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">4<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS unsalted butter, softened<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">2<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS minced fresh parsley leaves (optional)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Heat oven to 200\u00b0F.<\/p>\n<p>Slice <strong>chicken breast<\/strong> horizontally and pound to \u00bc inch. Season both sides of <strong>cutlets<\/strong> with <strong>salt<\/strong> and <strong>pepper.<\/strong> Measure <strong>flour<\/strong> into shallow baking dish. Working one cutlet at a time, coat with <strong>flour,<\/strong> and shake to remove excess.<\/p>\n<p>Heat heavy-bottomed 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until hot, about 2 minutes; add 2 TBS <strong>oil<\/strong> and swirl pan to coat. Lay half of <strong>chicken pieces<\/strong> in skillet. Saut\u00e9 <strong>cutlets,<\/strong> without moving them, until lightly browned on first side, 2 to 2\u00bd minutes. Turn <strong>cutlets<\/strong> and cook until second side is lightly browned, 2 to 2\u00bd minutes longer. Remove pan from heat and transfer <strong>cutlets<\/strong> to plate in oven. Add remaining 2 TBS <strong>oil<\/strong> to now-empty skillet and heat until shimmering. Add remaining <strong>chicken pieces<\/strong> and repeat.<\/p>\n<p>Add <strong>shallot<\/strong> or <strong>garlic<\/strong> to now-empty skillet and return skillet to medium heat. Saut\u00e9 until fragrant, about 30 seconds for <strong>shallot<\/strong> or 10 seconds for <strong>garlic.<\/strong> Add <strong>stock<\/strong> and <strong>lemon juice,<\/strong> increase heat to high, and scrape skillet bottom with wooden spoon or spatula to loosen browned bits. Simmer until <strong>liquid<\/strong> reduces to about 1\/3 cup, about 4 minutes. Add <strong>capers<\/strong> and simmer until <strong>sauce<\/strong> reduces again to 1\/3 cup, about 1 minute. Remove pan from heat and swirl in <strong>butter<\/strong> until <strong>butter<\/strong> melts and thickens <strong>sauce;<\/strong> swirl in <strong>parsley.<\/strong> Spoon <strong>sauce<\/strong> over <strong>chicken<\/strong> and serve immediately.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Serve with:<\/strong><br \/>\nStarch: Mashed Potatoes, Rice, Polenta or Pasta.<br \/>\nVeg: Asparagus, Green Beans, Roasted Veg Medley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yield: 4 servings Scott Nowell I love a nice Piccata. Chicken, pork, veal, turkey, it doesn\u2019t really matter. Use some thin fish fillets and it&#8217;s basically a Fish Meuniere. lemon, juiced to obtain 1 TBS juice 4boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1\u00bd to 2 lb) \u00bdcup all-purpose flour 4TBS vegetable oil 1small shallot, minced (about 2 TBS) or 1 small garlic clove, minced (about 1 tsp) 1cup chicken stock or canned low-sodium chicken broth 2TBS small capers, rinsed and drained&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2018\/03\/16\/chicken-piccata\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[74,115,184,241,243],"class_list":["post-1313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-chicken","tag-fish","tag-pork","tag-turkey","tag-veal"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/01\/Piccata.jpg?fit=1500%2C1125&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1313"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52577,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1313\/revisions\/52577"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}