Russian-style Chicken Cutlets

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 slices good-quality bread, crusts removed
• 1/4 cup half-and-half
• 1 lb ground chicken
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
• 5 tablespoons butter, 3 of them at room temperature
• 1 cup dry breadcrumbs
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil

Recipe

• 1 break the bread into pieces.
• 2 in a large bowl, soak the bread in the half-and-half until the liquid is absorbed, about 2 minutes.
• 3 mix in the chicken, egg, salt, pepper, dill and the 3 tablespoons room-temperature butter.
• 4 put in the freezer for about 10 minutes to firm up.
• 5 remover the chicken mixture from the freezer; it will still be very soft.
• 6 form the mixture into four oval cutlets and coat them with the bread crumbs.
• 7 in a large nonstick frying pan, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and the oil over moderate heat.
• 8 cook the cutlets until golden brown and just done, 4 to 5 minutes per side.
• 9 variation for italian-style chicken cutlets: omit the dill.
• 10 use half bread crumbs, half grated parmesan cheese to coat the cutlets.