Food for us comes from our relatives, whether they have wings or fins or roots. That is how we consider food. Food has a culture. It has a history. It has a story. It has relationships … Check This Amazing Recipe: Chicken parmigiana
How to Make Chicken parmigiana
Preparation time:
less than 30 mins
Cooking time:
30 mins to 1 hour
Serves:
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 garlic
- 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 4 chicken breasts
- 50g/1¾oz dry breadcrumbs (panko breadcrumbs
- 1 free-range egg
- 25g/1oz butter
- pinch dried chilli
- 100g/3½oz mozzarella
- handful fresh basil or oregano
- salt
Method
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Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat and fry the garlic until soft. Add the tomatoes and gently simmer for 30 minutes.
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Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7. Lay the chicken breasts in between two sheets of baking paper and bash with a meat tenderiser or rolling pin, until flattened slightly.
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Season the breadcrumbs with salt in a shallow bowl or plate. Put the egg in another shallow bowl. Coat the chicken in the egg and then in the breadcrumbs.
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Heat the remaining oil and the butter in a frying pan over a medium–high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 5 minutes, or until crisp, turning halfway through.
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Put half of the tomato sauce in a shallow ovenproof dish. Lay the chicken on top, scatter with the chilli flakes and cover with the remaining sauce. Top with the mozzarella and cover with a lid or foil. Bake for 10 minutes.
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Uncover the chicken and bake for a further 8–10 minutes, depending on the thickness of the breast, until cooked through. Top with the basil and serve.
