Supreme De Volaille Mondenese

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 whole boneless skinless chicken breasts, about 1 1/4 pounds
• 1 egg
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon peanut oil or 1 teaspoon vegetable oil or 1 teaspoon corn oil
• 1 cup fine homemade breadcrumbs (see technique)
• 1/4 cup flour
• 3 tablespoons butter, preferably clarified
• 4 slices prosciutto
• 4 slices thin cheese, preferably gruyere or 4 slices fontina

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 using a sharp knife, split the chicken breasts lengthwise down the center. this will produce four pieces.
• 3 cut away the peripheral bits of fat from each piece.
• 4 place each piece between sheets of plastic wrap and pound lightly with a flat mallet.
• 5 combine the egg, salt and pepper to taste, and oil in a flat dish. beat well to blend.
• 6 put the bread crumbs in another flat dish.
• 7 put the flour in another flat dish.
• 8 dip each chicken piece first in flour, then in egg, and finally in bread crumbs.
• 9 pat lightly with the flat side of a heavy kitchen knife to make the crumbs adhere.
• 10 melt the butter in a heavy skillet and just as it starts to turn brown, add the chicken pieces.
• 11 cook about 4 minutes or until the pieces are nicely browned on one side.
• 12 turn and cook about 4 to 5 minutes until golden brown on the other side.
• 13 arrange the chicken pieces in a baking dish. cover each piece with a slice of ham. top the ham with a slice of cheese.
• 14 place the dish in the oven and bake 10 minutes.
• 15 how to make fine fresh bread crumbs: put enough coarse-textured french or italian bread cubes into a container of a food processor to make one cup. process until fine. put a sieve into a bowl and add the crumbs. press and shake the crumbs through the sieve. discard the crumbs that do not pass through the sieve.