I used a recipe for a chicken cutlet that my brother makes all the time. I am certainly not a chef. In fact, I think the closest I’ve ever come to “cooking” is making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or putting a bowl of oatmeal in the microwave. However, that changed for me today as I cooked a chicken cutlet, with instructions and recipe given to me from my brother. The recipe was not overly complicated. It included:
-1 chicken breast
-1 teaspoon of salt
-1 cup of flour
-1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
-1/2 teaspoon of paprika
-1 cup of milk
I was not overly worried or intimidated by any of the ingredients, other than slight fear of burning the chicken breast. I was a little scared to mess it up, but was somewhat confident that I was going to produce a quality chicken cutlet due to that I felt like I could follow the instructions to a tee. The first step included letting the chicken thaw. Then, I scattered the flour around the entirety of the chicken, and lightly sprinkled on the salt, pepper, and paprika. Before putting the chicken in the pan, I had to pound into the piece of chicken to flatten it out with a cooking tool that I don’t know the name of, but reminds me of a gavel a judge would use in a courtroom, to make it appear like a cutlet. I filled the pan with olive oil before placing the chicken on top of it. I was instructed to let the chicken cook for five minutes on one side before flipping it over and letting it cook for another five minutes on the other side.
The finished product looked like how it looks when I had eaten it before. It looked crispy and very appetizing. I cut into the middle of it like they do on cooking shows to make sure it was fully cooked, and it was. It had the same smell of the cutlets I have eaten before that come from this recipe. I expected the flavor to be quite nice.
I tried my first bite of the first ever chicken cutlet I cooked myself. It tasted exactly like how it has tasted before. It’s a very delicious flavor, with plenty of juices and the flavors that come from the salt, pepper, and paprika blended together very nicely. The flavor was probably a tad salty for most, but I’m guilty of liking a good amount of salt, especially on meats, so it hit the spot for me. It is a sweet flavored chicken dish, that is crispy, but tender as well. I honestly would not have changed a thing about the dish, but maybe I would consider trying to squeeze a little bit of lemon juice on the chicken for a more acidic and tart taste to go with the sweet, but that would be just to try it. The chicken didn’t need any more liquid though in my opinion as the chicken came out moist, not dry. There is nothing worse than a dry piece of chicken, or any meat for that matter!
Certainly, I would make this recipe again. The entire process took approximately 40 minutes, as there is some time needed to let the chicken breast thaw. But it is a very makeable dish for anybody that would like to try this at home, and there are other ingredients that can be added such as garlic or a squeeze from a lemon, if that is something the cook would be interested in. However, I would not change this recipe, as this piece of chicken cutlet came out exactly how I enjoy it. If you want to try a new dish and have these ingredients at home, give this recipe for a chicken cutlet a try!
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