So apparently, I'm the only person alive who didn't know that Chicken Kiev is butter wrapped in flattened chicken. Weird. Everybody at work was like, "Yeah, I love Chicken Kiev, even though it's bad for you." I was shocked. Huh.
I'm not sure Betty's "Oven Chicken Kiev" is the same as regular Chicken Kiev, but it's what the recipe was. You take butter, chives (I used green onions since apparently there is a chive shortage in this city. Cilantro last week, grrrr...) and garlic. You mush it all together and freeze it in a rectangle shape. Then you pound the hell out of six chicken breasts. I can tell you, after the day I had yesterday, slamming a rolling pin into about three pounds of flesh felt good. Like, really, disturbingly good. Let's just say the chicken was about 1/8 inch thick by the time I had finished giving it the beats. Then, you cut the frozen butter/garlic/chive stuff in six, wrap a chicken breast around each piece, dip the whole thing in milk, then into a bowl with crushed cornflakes, paprika and parsley. Then, according to Betty, you bake it at 425 for 35 minutes. If you are into pink chicken, which I am not, sure, take it out after 35 minutes. If not, cook it for about 25 minutes longer... it's not like it'll get dried out, it's wrapped around butter.
Get this: as a side-dish, we had cucumbers, tomatoes and carrot from my garden! It's not a typo that I didn't pluralize the carrot, there was only one. Wah, wah. Delicious, if scarce.
The only problem? I now am the proud owner of a giant box of cornflakes. I don't eat breakfast. I looked in the book to find some sort of "This is a great way to use up that enormous, ridiculous box of cornflakes you bought to make the Chicken Kiev" Recipe. Not so much. Hmmmm.... this might solve the need for packed lunches for the next three weeks!
Was the chicken wrapped in butter good or what?
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, sounds like we had the exact same day yesterday. Full moon?
And I'm very impressed you grew "a carrot."
Yeah!
I had no idea what chicken kiev was either....judging from the size of our mother I suppose it shouldn't come as a surprise that we didn't eat butter wrapped in anything growing up.
ReplyDeleteAs for the cornflakes, either save them for me :) or make yummy dessert things.....peanut butter, corn syrup, cornflakes, marshmallows if you want. Clearly I am craving sugar today.
Sarah, the chicken wasn't wrapped in in butter, the BUTTER was wrapped in the chicken. Oh yeah, heart attack city!
ReplyDeleteAndree: Send me a recipe for that cornflakey goodness, lol!
http://www.kelloggs.ca/index.htm
ReplyDeleteTry this website. I sent you one of the recipes....they have tons.