Fork & Spoonalso known as Daddy Chicken
(This recipe was on our original blog but we continue to cook this often. Definitely a classic in our house)
This recipe was specially named by our children because its their favorite dish that daddy cooks. It’s a different take on Chicken Milanese. Depending on who helps cook the dish, the recipe gets renamed to whoever is cooking it. The recipe calls for chicken to be sliced 1/4 inch in thickness or less. We prefer our chicken to about 1/8 inch thick since the kids prefer the breading to be equal parts to the chicken.
The recipe calls for three separate containers for dipping our chicken. The following recipe separates the ingredients by container.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Daddy Chicken
2 lbs chicken breasts sliced about a quarter inch thick or less
olive oil for pan fry
Container 1:
3 cups flour
Container 2:
3 eggs beaten
Container 3:
2 tbsp Italian seasoning
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp salt or to taste
1 tsp ground black pepper
3 cups of Panko bread crumbs (Japanese bread crumbs)
Directions:
1. Mix the ingredients in container 3 together.
2. Take a slice of chicken breast and dip into the flour in container 1 until covered. Remove excess flour.
3. Dip flour covered chicken breast in the beaten eggs until coated with egg.
4. Place egg covered chicken in container 3 and press mixture onto chicken until covered with bread crumbs. Place breaded chicken on a plate and repeat steps 2 though 4 until all chicken breast slices are breaded.
5. Preheat wok or frying pan to medium to medium high heat.
6. Add about 1/4 cup of olive oil to the heated pan.
7. When the oil is heated, add breaded chicken to pan. Make sure to leave space between the chicken so the the chicken browns properly. Cook for 2 minutes or until golden brown. Turn over the chicken and cook for an additional 1 to 2 minutes. Place cooked breaded chicken on a paper-towel lined plate.
8. If the oil looks low for pan frying add more olive oil and wait a minute or two for the oil temperature to come up again.
9. Repeat steps 6 and 7 until all breaded chicken is cooked.
