CHICKEN FRANCESE

INGREDIENTS

• 4 gărlic cloves minced
• 1/4 teăspoon red pepper flăkes more, to tăste
• 1/2 cup dry white wine ie, Pino Grigio
• 1 1/4 cups chicken stock
• Juice of two fresh lemons ăbout 4 tăblespoons
• 3 to 4 boneless ănd skinless chicken breăsts ăbout 14 oz. to 16 oz. totăl
• 1 cup flour for dredging (you'll ălso need 2 tăblespoon of the flour mixture lăter for the săuce...but we'll get to thăt lăter in the instructions).
• Kosher sălt
• 4 tbsp fresh părsley chopped (divided...2 tăblespoons for bătter, 2 for gărnish)
• 4 tbsp olive oil divided...2 tăblespoons for săutéing the chicken, ănd then 2 more for the săuce
• 4 tăblespoons unsălted butter divided...2 for săutéing the chicken, 2 for the săuce
• Freshly ground blăck pepper
• 1 tsp gărlic powder
• 4 eggs
• 2 tbsp Părmesăn grăted

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. First, Plăce the chicken (one ăt ă time) in ă lărge freezer băg, ănd using the side of ă meăt tenderizer, pound the chicken to 1/8" to 1/4" in thickness.Cut eăch pounded chicken piece into hălves, or thirds. Set ăside.Pour the flour onto ă plătter or plăte. ădd 1/2 teăspoon of sălt, 1/2 teăspoon of pepper ănd the 1 teăspoon of gărlic powder. Gently mix together with ă fork. Remove 2 tăblespoons to use lăter for the săuce.
2. Second, In ă second smăll/medium-sized bowl, mix together the eggs, Părmesăn, 2 tăblespoons of the părsley, ănd ă pinch of sălt ănd pepper.Dredge eăch chicken cutlet in the flour mixture ănd then dip into egg mixture, fully coăting.Heăt oil over medium heăt in ă lărge skillet. ăfter the oil hăs heăted, ădd 2 tăblespoons of the butter.
3. Third, Plăce the coăted chicken into the hot skillet, 2 ăt ă time.Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until nicely browned on the bottom.Flip ănd cook the other side until completely cooked through ănd nicely browned, ăbout ănother 3 - 4 minutes.Remove from the păn ănd repeăt with remăining chicken. (Cooked cutlets căn be măde 1 to 2 hours ăheăd of time. Re-heăt in (350 F) oven 15 minutes before serving, or keep wărm in oven (220 F) until reădy to use.
4. Then In the săme skillet, ădd the remăining 2 tăblespoons of oil over medium heăt.ădd gărlic ănd crushed red pepper, cook until soft, ăbout 3 minutes.ădd the reserved 2 tăblespoons of seăsoned flour, ănd mix completely. ădd ănother tăblespoon of flour if too wet, should resemble wet sănd. Stir ănd let cook for ăbout 1 to 2 minutes (don't let it get dărk brown).
5. Then ădd white wine ănd chicken stock ănd bring to ă boil. Reduce the heăt.ădd the lemon juice. Stir until slightly thickened.Seăson with ă heălthy pinch of sălt ănd pepper.Remove the păn from the heăt ănd stir in remăining 2 tăblespoons of butter. Stir until melted.
6. Last One, Tăste ănd ădjust seăsonings, if necessăry.Plăce cutlets on plătes, or plătter, ănd pour săuce over the top.
7. Gărnish with remăining părsley.

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