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chicken kiev recipe

Chicken Kiev Recipe

Charlie
With our best chicken kiev recipe, you can easily recreate an authentic and delicious chicken kiev right in your own kitchen. Impress your family and friends with this classic comfort food that never fails to delight.
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Russian
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 75 g unsalted butter slightly softened
  • Small bunch fresh parsley very finely chopped
  • 2-3 garlic cloves crushed
  • 4 skinless free-range chicken breasts
  • 75 g plain flour for dusting seasoned with salt and pepper
  • 2 medium free-range eggs beaten
  • 75 g dried or panko breadcrumbs
  • Vegetable oil for frying

Instructions
 

  • In a bowl, mix together the butter, parsley, and garlic with salt and pepper.
    75 g unsalted butter, Small bunch fresh parsley, 2-3 garlic cloves, 75 g plain flour for dusting
  • Spoon the herb butter onto a sheet of baking paper and roll it up into a short, fat cylinder. Freeze for at least 15 minutes until firm.
  • Flatten the chicken breasts between cling film and place a slice of the frozen herb butter in the middle of each flattened chicken breast. Enclose the butter by folding the sides and ends of the chicken breast.
    4 skinless free-range chicken breasts
  • Dust each kiev in seasoned flour, then dip into beaten eggs and coat in breadcrumbs.
    75 g dried or panko breadcrumbs, 2 medium free-range eggs
  • Fry the kievs in vegetable oil until golden brown, then bake in the oven until cooked through.
    Vegetable oil for frying
  • Serve with mashed potatoes or steamed rice
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