Italian Chicken Cutlets Recipe

Step 1

Slice each chicken breast in two horizontally.

Step 2

Using a meat mallet, pound between two sheets of plastic until thin.

Step 3

Whisk together egg, white wine, crushed garlic, salt and pepper.

Step 4

Add chicken breast turning each over to coat in egg mixture. Cover and place in the fridge for anything from 15 minutes to 3 hours to marinate.

Step 5

When ready to fry the chicken, combine Italian breadcrumbs with parmesan cheese in a flat shallow plate or baking pan.

Step 6

Lift chicken breast pieces out of the egg mixture one by one and lay onto bread crumbs. Turn chicken over in the bread crumbs and press to stick the crumbs.

Step 7

Heat olive oil in a large frying pan until medium high. Shallow fry in hot oil until golden brown and cooked through.

Step 8

Serve with a good squeeze of fresh lemon juice!