Hoosier Chicken With Potato Chip Crust

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon pure chile powder
• 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
• 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• kosher salt
• 1 1/2-2 lbs thin chicken cutlets
• 3 -4 ounces potato chips, finely crushed (salted and plain, you may not use them all)
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (you may need a bit more)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 225°.
• 2 mix mayonnaise, chile powder, five-spice powder, lemon zest, pepper and a pinch of salt. add chicken and coat.
• 3 spread crushed chips on a sheet of wax paper or cookie sheet. coat chicken with crumbs, pressing to adhere if needed.
• 4 melt 1/2 tablespoon of the butter in a large skillet. when the foam subsides, add half of the chicken cutlets and cook over moderately high heat, turning only once, until browned and cooked through, this will take about 5 minutes or so.
• 5 transfer the chicken to a baking sheet and keep warm in the oven while you cook the remaining batch of chicken.