Triple Cremes Chicken Kiev
- 4 chicken breast halves
- 1/2 pound Explorateur or St. Andre cheese, very cold
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon or chives
- 1 tablespoon finely-chopped garlic
- Salt and freshly-ground black pepper
- Flour
- 1 egg, beaten
- About 1 cup panko (prepared crumb coating available in Japanese markets)
- Vegetable oil, for deep-frying
- 1 bunch watercress
- 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 1/8 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 F 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.
chicken, cold, tarragon, garlic, salt, flour, egg, vegetable oil, watercress
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/triple-cremes-chicken-kiev-recipe.html (may not work)