Directions
- 1Sauté a quarter of a chopped onion for about three minutes or until translucent.
- 2Add a couple cloves of garlic and sauté for about 30 seconds.
- 3Add two to three tablespoons of tomato paste and a shake of red chili flake, sauté for about a minute.
- 4Add a 28 ounce can of whole San Marzano tomatoes.
- 5Stir and crush, then place over medium heat and bring up to a simmer, lowering the heat just enough to maintain a bare bubble.
- 6Add a little shake of dried oregano, a couple stems of basil and one cup of tap water.
- 7Let simmer for about 45 minutes until the flavors have melded and mellowed out.
- 8Lay out four large chicken breasts on some plastic wrap.
- 9Butterfly, cutting from the rounded side of the breast towards the flat side and opening it up like a book.
- 10Lay another sheet of plastic wrap on top of the breasts and pound them out using a meat pounder.
- 11Season with some kosher salt and freshly ground pepper and set aside.
- 12Assemble the breading station, with some beaten eggs and all-purpose flour.
- 13Add a little sprinkle of flour to the eggs.
- 14Spread panko breadcrumbs out on a rimmed baking sheet with a generous sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.
- 15Add some garlic powder, some dried oregano and dried basil to flour.
- 16Add freshly ground pepper.
- 17Using one hand for wet stuff, one hand for dry stuff, dip the chicken breasts in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs.
- 18Let the chicken hang out in the breadcrumbs until ready to fry, this is going to strengthen their coating.
- 19Heat peanut oil to 350 degrees fahrenheit and drop in the chicken.
- 20Fry for roughly five minutes until deeply golden brown on the outside and cooked through.
- 21Fish out the pieces once they're done and let them drain on paper towels.
- 22Preheat your broiler.
- 23Place the fried chicken on a wire rack set in a rimmed baking sheet.
- 24Top with some fresh basil and copious slices of fresh mozzarella, as much as you can fit on there.
- 25To assist with both flavor and browning, add some freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
- 26These guys are headed under the broiler for just a few minutes.
- 27Get your pasta ready.
- 28Finished cooking the pasta in the sauce along with about a half cup of pasta water.
- 29Kill the heat, add some fresh chopped basil, some freshly shaved parmesan and a couple tablespoons of unsalted butter.
- 30Proudly plate up your poultry atop a prominent peak of pasta.
- 31Sauce up the cutlets on top of the cheese.
- 32Hit with shaved Parmesan and a little bit of fresh basil.
Ingredients
- 0.25 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- shake red chili flake
- 28 ounce whole san marzano tomatoes
- shake dried oregano
- 2 basil stems
- 1 cup tap water
- 4 chicken breasts
- kosher salt
- freshly ground pepper
- 4 eggs
- all-purpose flour
- panko breadcrumbs
- parmesan cheese
- 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
- 0.5 teaspoon dried oregano
- 0.5 teaspoon dried basil
- freshly ground pepper
- 1 quart peanut oil
- fresh basil
- fresh mozzarella
- freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- pasta
- 0.5 cup pasta water
Equipment
knifecutting boardfrying panwooden spatulaplastic wrapmeat pounderrimmed baking sheetwhiskmesh strainerpaper towelswire rackbroiler
Tips
- Flattening the breasts will help them cook more quickly and evenly and give us maximum surface area on which to bread.
- If you like an extra crispy crust you could double dip.
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