Chicken Kiev

Alton Brown

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2004

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Flat is Beautiful II

Rated 5 stars out of 5
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Total Time:
2 hr 45 min
Prep
35 min
Inactive
2 hr 0 min
Cook
10 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus extra for seasoning chicken
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus extra for seasoning chicken
  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
  • 2 large whole eggs, beaten with 1 teaspoon water
  • 2 cups Japanese bread crumbs (panko), plus 1/4 cup for filling
  • Vegetable oil, for frying

Directions

Combine butter, parsley, tarragon, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper in the bowl of a stand mixer. Place mixture on plastic wrap or waxed paper and roll into small log; place in freezer.

Place chicken breasts, 1 at a time, between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. Squirt chicken lightly with water and squirt the top of the plastic wrap as well. Pound to no less than 1/8-inch thickness. Season each piece of chicken with salt and pepper.

Lay 1 chicken breast on a new piece of plastic wrap and place 1/4 of the compound butter and 1 tablespoon bread crumbs in the center of each breast. Using the plastic wrap to assist, fold in ends of breast and roll breast into a log, completely enclosing the butter; roll very tightly. Repeat with each breast. Place chicken in refrigerator for 2 hours, or up to overnight.

Place egg and water mixture in 1 pie pan and 2 cups bread crumbs in a different pie pan.

Heat 1/2-inch of vegetable oil in a 12-inch saute pan over medium-high heat until oil reaches 375 degrees F.

Dip each breast in the egg mixture and then roll in the bread crumbs. Gently place each breast in oil, sealed-side down, and cook until golden brown, approximately 4 to 5 minutes on each side, until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F. Remove to a cooling rack set in sheet pan and allow to drain for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

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Chardonnay

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  • on February 09, 2012

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    I followed the directions to the T but for some reason I feel that my oil was way to hot on the intial batch. I used a thermometer, let the oil get to 375 degrees F. The oil was smoking but dropped the Chicken in anyway. The Panko BC immediately went from light to dark within seconds. Not sure why this happened. Maybe the thermometer was not working properly. Anyone have any ideas? All in all all 4 pieces were great anyways. Thanks AB

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  • on January 31, 2012

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    Gave this only 4* because of the tarragon, which I really don't care for; I used savory instead and added some fresh garlic. Very good!! Note to the person who said it needed ham & swiss: There's a huge difference between Chicken KIEV and Chicken CORDON BLEU; hope you don't make Cordon Bleu with the Kiev butter mass!! LOL

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  • on January 11, 2012

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    Amazing. My kitchen is a wreck from preparing this dish but it was well worth it. My family scarfed it down and wished for more!

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