Chicken Piccata

By nanasally4

DFinase

Ingredients

• 4 pieces of thinly sliced boneless chicken breast
• 1 tbsp flour
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 clove garlic chopped
• 1/2 cup chicken broth or stock
• 1/4 cup whtie wine
• juice of 1/2 lemon

Preparation

Step 1

1. Pound chicken between wax paper to tenderize
2. Dredge in flour, salt and pepper
3. Saute garlic in 1 tbsp butter in fry pan on low heat (low and slow). Remove garlic from butter
4. Saute chicken on medium/high heat (high to fry) until brown on both sides - this will take about 2-3 minutes per side. Remove from pan and transfer to a plate
5. Turn to low heat. Add the other tbsp of butter and 1 tbsp flour to make a roux, cook for 1 minute. The roux should remain yellow in color, do not allow it to turn brown.
6. Whisk in chicken broth until a pasty sauce is made
7. Turn up burner to medium heat. Add wine and lemon juice, cook 2-3 minutes until sauce is thickened
8. Return chicken to pan, turn burner down to low heat, and cook for approximately 3-4 minutes

Can also add capers, artichoke hearts and mushrooms