This is an experiment. I’ve seen too many ads on Facebook for quick-make at-home meal delivery services. One keeps bothering me. The lady (‘cause the hands are manicured) dips or drags one side of a chicken breast through a white creamy substance (sour cream, yogurt, emulsified tears of her lovers, who knows). Then she does the same in panko. So only one side of the chicken breast is breaded… that’s weird enough. She then puts it in a hot pan of oil and gets a perfect crust. Flips it and has a perfect chicken… She does all this while not getting any of the dipping pieces on her. I’m assuming she washes her raw-chicken-covered hands off screen.
What I used to recreate this magic of clean cooking:
Chicken breasts
Greek yogurt
Panko breadcrumbs
Rice…because my kids won’t eat just chicken for dinner
Bone broth
Salt
Parmesan cheese.
What I did
Put the rice in a casserole dish.
I made a fucking mess. The lady in the ad must have suction cups on her palms because there is no way to smear a chicken breast in yogurt and pick it up.
I also pounded the breasts. I mean tenderized. It’s stress relieving to hit them. Although I may have gone overboard on one that kind fell apart. (shrug) Also salt them after you’ve done the pounding.
Ok so coat one side in the yogurt, drag it through the panko, put in a pan with hot oil in it. Sear both sides.
Put on top of the rice. Panko side up.
Do this over and over ‘til you have all chicken crammed in the casserole dish.
Pour bone broth around the chicken (move the chicken around so the rice gets wet). I would go up to the edge of the panko. Put parmesan cheese on the chicken.
Put it in the oven at 3500F until it’s done. You know it’s done when the rice is cooked, and the chicken isn’t raw.
If this is a disaster, I’ll remake it into enchiladas by shredding or chopping the chicken up. They’ll never know…
Update: Wasn’t a total disaster. So that’s a win for 2020. Kids ate it once and hubby had leftovers.
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