# Chicken Saltimbocca

Chicken Saltimbocca is a classic Italian dish that has super expensive veal that is substituded by Chicken for a more accessible option.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 chicken breast
- 1 package Italian prosciutto sliced
- 1 handful sage
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 1 drizzle olive oil
- 1 piece butter
- 1 splash white wine
- 1 ladle stock

## Instructions

1. Take the tenderloin off the chicken breast.
2. Split the chicken breast in two.
3. Place a sage leaf on each piece of chicken.
4. Cover the chicken with prosciutto, hammering it into the chicken, and if it doesn't hold, use a toothpick to secure it.
5. Season the back of the chicken (the side without prosciutto) with salt and pepper.
6. Preheat a pan with a drizzle of olive oil.
7. Flour the chicken.
8. Place the chicken prosciutto-side down into the pan.
9. Brown the chicken until almost cooked through, then turn it over to cook the other side.
10. Remove the chicken from the pan.
11. Add butter and a branch of sage to the pan to fuse the sauce.
12. Deglaze the pan with white wine.
13. Add a bit of stock to the pan and let the sauce cook down and thicken.
14. Put the chicken back in the pan to finish the sauce.
15. Add a touch more salt and pepper to taste.
16. Remove the sage leaf from the pan.
17. Plate the chicken and pour the sauce over it.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- plastic film
- meat tenderizer
- pan
- tongs
- plate

## Tips

- If you don't like wine, use chicken or vegetable stock.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/99O8GakqvOY
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/211b9f67-7f83-4c55-b568-dac5f0b7aca2
- Extracted: 2025-07-28

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