Chef John's Chicken French

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast cutlets, pounded flat
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup vegetable broth
• 1/2 cup dry
• 2 lemons, juiced
• 1/4 cup cold butter, cut into chunks
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 25 mins


• beat eggs and milk together in a shallow bowl. whisk flour, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper together in another shallow bowl.
• gently press chicken into flour mixture to coat; shake off excess flour. dip into egg mixture and coat completely.
• heat olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter together in a large skillet over medium heat. cook chicken in hot oil until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. transfer chicken to a plate.
• cook and stir vegetable broth, , and lemon juice in the same skillet; bring to a boil and cook until sauce is reduced by half. remove from heat and add cold butter chunks; stir until butter is melted and sauce is shiny and thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. stir parsley into sauce and season with salt and pepper.
• return chicken to the skillet over medium heat, spoon sauce over the top, and cook until chicken is heated through and no longer pink in the center, 1 to 3 minutes more.