
Flatiron Graces Maiden Top Eats Series
Chicken Piccata

Chicken:
- 1 whole chicken breast fillet, (skinless )
- sea salt
- black pepper (ground )
- 1 piece lemon (juiced)
- MAYA All-Purpose Flour
- 1 large egg (beaten )
- 80 grams Japanese breadcrumbs
Lemon Butter Sauce:
- 20 grams salted butted
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- sea salt
- black pepper (ground )
- 3 tablespoons clarified butter
- breaded chicken breast, (chilled)
Prepared Lemon Butter Sauce:
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 1 pinch black pepper (ground)
Sidings:
- 60 grams spaghetti
- 10 grams salted butter
- 20 ml whipping cream
- 15 ml sour cream
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 1 pinch black pepper (ground )
- 2 grams Parmesan cheese (grated)
Chicken:
- Place chicken breast on a chopping board lined with a plastic sheet.
- Cover the chicken breast with another piece of plastic sheet.
- Using a meat mallet, flatten the chicken breast by pounding it from the middle going outwards.
- Remove the plastic sheets and season flattened chicken fillet with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle lemon juice all over and let marinate overnight or at least for 15 minutes.
- Dredge chicken with flour on both sides, dip in egg, then coat with breadcrumbs.
- Refrigerate until needed or freeze quickly for the coating to set. Prepare sauce.
Lemon Butter Sauce:
- Melt the butter on low heat and do not allow to boil.
- Add the lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Turn off the heat and set aside.
- Heat clarified butter in a frying pan.
- Add breaded chicken in the pan over medium heat and pan fry until golden brown on both sides or until cooked.
Prepared Lemon Butter Sauce:
- From the same pan lower the heat and add prepared lemon butter sauce, salt and pepper.
- Swirl the pan without boiling the sauce. DO NOT ALLOW THE BUTTER TO BOIL!
- Add back the chicken to coat with the sauce.
- Transfer to serving plate and pour the sauce on top. Prepare sidings.
Sidings:
- Cook spaghetti in salted boiling water until al dente.
- Drain pasta and transfer to a sauté pan.
- Add and toss the whipping cream, sour cream, salt and pepper.
- Make sure the sauce fully coats the spaghetti and there is no left-over sauce in the pan.
- Sprinkle grated parmesan on top of pasta.













