Ultimate chicken kyiv
- Tommy Banks
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Serves 4
More effort
Prep: 30 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Plus at least 5 hrs brining, chilling and resting
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Create wonderfully juicy chicken kyiv by brining the breasts to get tender meat that's perfectly seasoned. It takes more effort but it's well worth it
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Ingredients
Nutrition
Units:
MetricUS
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4 large, skinless, chicken breasts
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vegetable oil
for frying
For the brine
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30g salt
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handful of parsley
plus chervil and lemon verbena, if you have it
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4 garlic cloves
For the butter
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2 garlic cloves
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large handful mixed soft herbs
like parsley, chervil, lemon verbena, chives, basil, tarragon (whatever you have but not mint), finely chopped
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1 lemon
zested
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150g unsalted butter
softened
For the coating
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100g plain flour
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4 eggs
beaten
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300g panko breadcrumbs
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Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal859
- fat38g
- saturates21g
- carbs73g
- sugars2g
- fibre3g
- protein54g
- salt2.7g
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Method
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step 1
To brine the chicken, whisk the salt into 1 litre of cold water in a large bowl until the salt has totally dissolved, then add the herbs, garlic and the chicken. Cover and put in the fridge for at least 5 hrs (up to 24 hrs is fine).
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step 2
Meanwhile, to make the butter, crush the garlic with a little salt, using the side of your knife to form a paste, then mix it into the softened butter with the herbs and lemon zest. Using a layer of cling film, roll the butter into a sausage shape and put in the fridge or freezer for at least 1 hr to firm up. This can be done up to two days ahead.
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step 3
Remove the chicken from the brine but don’t rinse it, and instead pat dry. Using a sharp knife, make a small horizontal incision in the fattest part of each breast. Using your fingers, open up the incision to form a decent-sized cavity without cutting all the way through. Divide the butter mixture between the breasts and stuff it inside, leaving the chicken nice and plump, without any butter on show.
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step 4
To make the coating, put the flour, eggs and panko crumbs in separate shallow bowls. Dip the chicken in the flour first, then in the egg and finally in the breadcrumbs. Repeat the egg and crumb process again so the chicken has a thick coating. This can be done the day before and kept in the fridge.
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step 5
Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 8. Place a heavy frying pan on a medium to high heat. Add a generous layer of vegetable oil and fry the kyivs individually until golden all over, working in batches if you need to. Place on a rack with a baking tray underneath and bake in the oven for 25 mins until deep golden and cooked through. Serve with sweet braised lettuce and peas.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2018
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