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Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe |
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This recipe is much quicker than it looks. Chicken, ham and gruyere
cheese coated in bread crumbs and shallow fried to a golden brown.
Delicious!
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KEY POINTS
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Preparation Time: |
20 mins |
Cooking Time: |
10 to15 mins |
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How Difficult |
Difficult |
Freeze? |
No |
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Servings |
4 portions |
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INGREDIENTS
| Ingredients |
Imperial |
Metric |
| Chicken
breasts |
4 |
4 |
| Slices ham |
4 |
4 |
| Slices Gruyere cheese |
4 |
4 |
| Dried breadcrumbs |
4oz |
100g |
| Egg |
1 |
1 |
| Vegetable oil |
3 tablespoons |
3 tablespoons |
| Salt and pepper |
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COOKING EQUIPMENT
Frying pan. NOTES
Chicken Cordon Bleu is basically a very simple recipe so why has it been rated as
difficult? It's because there is a danger that the breadcrumbs may
fall off the chicken when cooking. This won't ruin the taste but it will
make the dish look unattractive.
To help stop this happening, make sure you firm the breadcrumbs into
the chicken as advised below. Make sure you chill the chicken in the
fridge for a good 20 minutes. Most important of all, only turn the
chicken over after it has cooked for 6 minutes. Constant turning will
only make the breadcrumbs fall off.
METHOD FOR CHICKEN CORDON BLEU
Cover the chicken breasts in Clingfilm then bash the chicken breasts
with a rolling pin or similar for a couple of minutes to flatten
them out. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.Place a slice
of cheese then ham on the chicken and cut them to about the same
size. |
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Beat the egg then brush it onto both sides of the
meat. Make sure it's well covered with the egg. Sprinkle the
breadcrumbs over both sides of the meat as shown in the picture.
make sure it is well covered. With dry hands firm the breadcrumbs
into the meat on both sides. Place the meat in the fridge for 20
minutes. |
| Pour the oil into a frying pan and heat to medium
heat. Using a spatula or broad knife, lift the meat off the plate
and into the frying pan (chicken side down, ham side up). Let it cook for 6 minutes then carefully
turn it over to cook the other side. Cook for a further 6 minutes
until golden brown. Serve your Chicken Cordon Bleu on warm plates. |
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