Piccata Di Pollo Al Limone Recipes

PICCATA DI POLLO AL LIMONE

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, stir together flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; set aside. Place a chicken breast half between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. Using the flat side of a meat mallet, lightly pound chicken to about 1/4 inch thick. Remove plastic wrap. Repeat with remaining chicken breast halves. Lightly coat chicken pieces on both sides with flour mixture; shake off excess.
• In a small bowl, stir together wine, lemon juice, capers, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper. Set aside.
• In a very large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook for 5 to 6 minutes, turning to brown evenly. Remove from skillet, reserving drippings in skillet.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon butter and garlic to skillet drippings. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir sauce. Carefully add sauce to the skillet. Cook until sauce is bubbly and reduces slightly (30 to 60 seconds), scraping up the brown bits from the bottom of the skillet. Return chicken to the skillet. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes more or until heated through. Sprinkle with parsley. If you like, garnish with lemon slices. Serve immediately. Makes 4 servings.

PICCATA DI POLLO AL LIMONE

Steps:

• Place two dinner plates and a warming tray in a 200 degree heated oven. Prepare boiled water with 2 tablespoons of olive oil for the pasta. (Add pasta to water when chicken is being browned)
• Butterfly cut the chicken breasts in half and lightly pound with a tenderizing kitchen tool on both sides until thinned out.
• Add 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil to a large frying pan over medium heat. (I prefer avocado oil as it has a higher smoke/flash point) Either works well. (Do NOT use vegetable cooking oil. It will not taste the same).
• While the oil is heating, combine flour, sea salt, and ground pepper into an average bowl or deep plate.
• Use the flour mixture to dust the chicken fillets on both sides completely. Do not shake off excess as this will be needed in the sauce later.
• Place the chicken fillets in a frying pan that is large enough that doesn't crowd the pieces. Cook for about 7 minutes or until lightly browned, turning the fillets several times. DO NOT overcook.
• Remove chicken fillets from the pan allowing them to drip free of excess oil before placing them on your pre-heated warming tray from the oven.
• To make the piccata sauce, add the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the same frying pan along with the chicken drippings at medium temperature. Mix in sliced garlic and saute' until translucent. (About 1 minute) Reduce heat to simmer.
• Add white wine to sauteed garlic pan mixture and stir reducing down to half volume.
• Combine chicken stock, lemon juice, capers, mushrooms and thin lemon slices into the pan stirring with a wooden scraper until thickened. (Leftover flour, salt, and pepper mixture can be used to thicken if needed to desired taste).
• Turn off heat and mix in butter and parsley. Serve piccata sauce over chicken fillets and linguine pasta.

POLLO AL LIMONE (LEMON CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Grate the zest of the lemons into a bowl that is large enough to hold the chicken pieces, and then squeeze in all the lemon juice, holding back the seeds. Whisk in the white wine, 1/4 cup of olive oil, the fresh herbs, and the garlic. Add the chicken pieces, turning them to coat well with the marinade. Set aside, covered, in a cool place to marinate for several hours (or prepare the chicken in the morning and refrigerate until time to start cooking dinner).
• When ready to cook, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large frying pan.
• Drain the chicken pieces, reserving the marinade, and saute them over medium heat until they are golden and crisp on all sides, about 7 minutes a side. Place the chicken pieces in an oven dish that is large enough to hold them in a single layer. Pour the reserved marinade into the frying pan and bring to a boil, scraping up all the brown bits in the pan. Pour the marinade over the chicken pieces and set the dish in the oven. Bake for about 35 minutes, or until the chicken pieces are done (the juices will run clear when you prick a piece with a fork.) Taste for seasoning, adding salt and pepper as desired.
• Serve immediately in the baking dish in which the chicken was baked, or remove to a heated platter and pour the pan juices over.