Slim Saltimbocca Recipes

SANDY'S CHICKEN SALTIMBOCCA

Steps:

• If cutlets are thick, lay them between 2 sheets of wax paper and pound to 1/2-inch thickness with flat side of a meat mallet or bottom of a small, heavy skillet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Put 2 large (or 5 small) sage leaves on top of each cutlet, then wrap 2 slices of prosciutto crosswise around each cutlet, holding sage in place.
• Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add 4 cutlets and cook until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a platter; tent with foil to keep warm. Repeat with remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons oil and remaining 4 cutlets.
• Add wine to skillet and simmer, scraping up any browned bits, 1 minute. Add broth and simmer until slightly reduced, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat, add butter, and swirl skillet until butter has melted and sauce is creamy. Spoon 2 tablespoons sauce over each cutlet and serve.

CHICKEN SALTIMBOCCA

Steps:

• Place 1 ham slice over each chicken breast and fasten with toothpicks. Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium high heat and fry chicken for 5 to 7 minutes, or until almost cooked through (juices run clear).
• Pour wine over chicken and allow to evaporate; place 1 cheese slice over each chicken breast and cover skillet. Cook until cheese has melted, about 5 minutes.

SALTIMBOCCA

Steps:

• Pound each veal steak with flat side of meat mallet to tenderize and flatten slightly. Coat veal with flour; shake off excess. On each veal slice, layer 1 slice each prosciutto and cheese and 1 sage leaf. Roll up veal; tie with kitchen string or secure with toothpicks.
• In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Cook veal rolls in butter about 5 minutes, turning occasionally, until brown. Add wine; sprinkle rolls with salt and pepper. Cover; cook over medium-high heat about 5 minutes or until veal is no longer pink in center.

SALTIMBOCCA

Steps:

• Flatten chicken breasts by placing between plastic wrap and pounding with a mallet. Season with salt and pepper. Place ham, cheese and sage on breasts and fold over. Secure breasts with toothpicks. In a large nonstick skillet heat oil. Cook garlic until golden brown then remove from pan with a slotted spoon. Coat chicken breasts lightly with flour seasoned with salt and pepper. Add chicken breasts to skillet and saute until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side.

SALTIMBOCCA

Steps:

• Pound scallopini between pieces of plastic wrap until thin. Top each of the slices with a slice of prosciutto and a sage leaf. Secure prosciutto and sage leaf to the veal with a toothpick. Melt the butter in a pan large enough to accommodate the 4 veal slices and brown them on both sides for a few minutes. Sprinkle with fresh pepper and lightly with salt (prosciutto is already salty). Add white wine and reduce quickly over high heat until almost glazed. The whole procedure should not take longer than 5 minutes. Serve with "instant" polenta and/or saute of mushrooms and parsley.

CLASSIC SALTIMBOCCA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250°F. Sprinkle veal on both sides with salt and pepper. Top each with 1 prosciutto slice and 1 sage leaf.
• Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over high heat until foaming. Working in batches and adding more butter as needed (reserving 1 tablespoon), cook veal in single layer, prosciutto side down, until brown, about 1 minute. Using spatula, carefully turn veal over, keeping sage leaf intact. Cook until brown, about 1 minute longer. Transfer to rimmed baking sheet; keep warm in oven.
• Add wine to pan drippings in skillet; cook over high heat until liquid is reduced by 1/3, scraping up browned bits, about 2 minutes. Add any juices from baking sheet. Swirl in remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Transfer veal to platter, pour sauce over, and serve.

SALTIMBOCCA

Steps:

• Wash and dry fillets, and pound the breasts with a rolling pin until they are less than 1/8 inch thick. Arrange 1 slice of prosciutto on 1/2 of each fillet.
• Wash, dry and chop sage, and sprinkle over prosciutto. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper, and fold the other half of the fillet over the prosciutto. Press edges to seal.
• Heat oil in small nonstick skillet until it is medium hot. Add the fillets, and brown quickly on both sides, only a couple of minutes.
• Reduce heat to low, and add wine. Stir around in pan and serve with wine poured over saltimbocca.

SALTIMBOCCA

Steps:

• Wash and dry fillets, and pound the breasts with a rolling pin until they are less than 1/8 inch thick. Arrange 1 slice of prosciutto on 1/2 of each fillet.
• Wash, dry and chop sage, and sprinkle over prosciutto. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper, and fold the other half of the fillet over the prosciutto. Press edges to seal.
• Heat oil in small nonstick skillet until it is medium hot. Add the fillets, and brown quickly on both sides, only a couple of minutes.
• Reduce heat to low, and add wine. Stir around in pan, and serve with wine poured over saltimbocca.

CHICKEN SALTIMBOCCA

Steps:

• Place 1 piece of chicken, bone side up, between 2 pieces of plastic wrap.
• Working from the center to the edges, lightly pound with a meat mallet forming a rectangle about 1/8 inch thick.
• Repeat with remaining chicken breasts.
• Place a ham slice and cheese slice in the center of the pounded breasts, trimming to fit within 1/4 inch of the edges.
• Top with some some of the tomatoe.
• Sprinkle lightly with sage.
• Fold in the sides, and roll up jelly roll style, pressing to seal.
• Combine bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, and parsley.
• Dip chicken in butter.
• Roll in crumbs.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 40 to 45 minutes.
• Remove to a serving platter.
• Stir mixture remaining in pan until smooth.
• Spoon over chicken.

SLIM SALTIMBOCCA

Steps:

• Place chicken pieces between 2 pieces of plastic wrap.
• Pound to 1/4 inch thickness.
• Place 1/4 of the ham and cheese on each chicken piece.
• Top with 1/4 of the tomato.
• Roll up jelly roll style, tucking in sides to seal well.
• Use toothpicks if necessary.
• Stir together breadcrumbs, Italian seasoning, parmesan, parsley and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
• Brush chicken rolls with melted margarine.
• Roll in crumb mixture to coat well.
• Place in 10x6x2-inch baking dish.
• Bake in 350°F oven about 25 minutes or till chicken is tender.