Italian chicken piccata reinvented: A creamy comfort classic
How to make juicy chicken fillets? Italians know how to do it well. One of the best dishes from sunny Italy is chicken piccata, braised in a creamy lemon sauce with capers. Before that, the meat is fried with a simple breading made of flour and Parmesan cheese.
The author of the culinary blog kuchennymidrzwiami.pl writes that the Italian word piccato originally refers to someone in a bad mood. I think people all over the world know that in such situations, what helps most is comfort food, which is quick, easy, and pleasant. The Italian recipe proves that you can prepare a gourmet dish quickly. In this form, it improves the mood even more.
Italian sauce not only for chicken
Piccata, the method of braising meat in a creamy lemon and caper sauce, is not limited to chicken breasts. Italians also prepare veal cutlets and fish this way.
As one might expect, such prepared meat is often served with pasta, but not exclusively. A perfect companion is green beans with olive oil and garlic, grilled cherry tomatoes, or steamed vegetables. It’s worth serving a baguette with the meal to soak up the delicious sauce.
Recipe for chicken in lemon-caper sauce
The original Italian sauce is not thickened with cream, but in this version, it becomes thicker, much more creamy, and velvety in taste.
Ingredients:
- 2 chicken breasts,
- 100 grams of flour,
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan,
- 4 tablespoons olive oil,
- 2 tablespoons butter,
- 100 millilitres of 30% cream,
- 4 tablespoons capers,
- 100 millilitres of dry white wine,
- 1 lemon,
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Instructions:
- Wash and clean the chicken breasts of membranes; you can cut them into smaller cutlets. Then coat them in flour mixed with Parmesan cheese and fry in a skillet with heated olive oil and butter.
- Transfer the golden cutlets from the pan to a plate, and add the white wine to the remaining fat. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat.
- In the next step, add the cream and capers. Heat on low until a thick sauce consistency is achieved.
- Finally, add the lemon juice, as well as salt and pepper to taste. Transfer the fried chicken breasts into the thick sauce. Heat together for a short while.
