Triple creme chicken kiev

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 Chicken breast halves
½ pounds Explorateur or St. Andre cheese; very cold
1 tablespoon Chopped fresh tarragon or chives
1 tablespoon Finely-chopped garlic
Salt; to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper; to taste
Flour
1 Egg; beaten
1 cup Panko; (prepared crumb coating
Available in Japanese markets)
Vegetable oil; for deep-frying
1 bunch Watercress

Directions

Skin and bone chicken breasts, removing all fat, sinew and tendons. With palm of your hand flatten each breast half on work surface. Holding a very sharp knife parallel to work surface, slit each half breast in two. Put fillets between two long sheets of wax paper, cut-side up. Pound them with flat side of a heavy cleaver until almost transparent. Peel off top paper.

Cut cheese into 8 even sticks. Place 1 stick, slightly diagonal on each piece of chicken. Sprinkle with ⅛ each of herbs and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Carefully roll up each piece of chicken, completely enclosing cheese. Seal ends by tucking them in or pressing them together.

Dust each roll lightly with flour, brush with egg and roll in panko.

Fry in oil heated to 350 degrees until golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes. Drain on paper towels. To serve, arrange on a hot napkin on a warmed serving plate and garnish with crisp watercress.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source: "TASTE with David Rosengarten - (Show # TS-4690) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK" S(Formatted for MC5): "07-02-1999 by Joe Comiskey - joecomiskey@..."

Recipe by: David Rosengarten

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