James Beard's Chicken Kiev

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 teaspoons chives
• 2 teaspoons parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon rosemary
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon water
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup flour

Recipe

• 1 combine butter, garlic, chives, parsley, salt, rosemary, and pepper. blend well. roll into a 3/4-inch diameter log in waxed paper. freeze until very hard.
• 2 blend egg and water. pound each breast to 1/4-inch thick. cut butter into 4 pieces. place a piece of the butter in the chicken. roll the chicken around the butter and skewer with toothpicks to keep closed.
• 3 dip chicken in flour, egg mixture and then in flour.
• 4 fry about 15 minutes in the hot vegetable oil. turn occasionally. drain on paper towels.