Description
Chicken Kiev brings classic comfort straight to your dinner table with crispy, golden breadcrumbs hiding a delightful garlic butter center. Serving this restaurant-quality dish feels like a special culinary victory that will make your family’s taste buds dance with pure satisfaction.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 3 chicken breasts
- 2 cups panko bread crumbs
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
Supporting Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Seasonings and Flavor Enhancers:
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 large garlic clove
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Extra light olive oil
Instructions
- Create a zesty compound butter by blending 6 tablespoons softened unsalted butter with 1 minced garlic clove, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 2 tablespoons chopped parsley, ½ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon black pepper until smooth.
- Shape the butter mixture into a tight log using plastic wrap, then freeze for exactly 30 minutes until firm.
- Place each 12-ounce chicken breast between plastic wrap and pound to an even ¼-inch thickness using a meat mallet, ensuring you don’t create any tears.
- Slice the frozen butter log into three equal pieces and center one piece on each flattened chicken breast.
- Carefully roll the chicken around the butter, tucking and pinching the edges to completely seal the butter inside.
- Prepare three separate shallow dishes: one with ½ cup flour, another with 2 beaten eggs, and the third with 2 cups Panko breadcrumbs mixed with ½ teaspoon salt and pepper.
- Gently coat each chicken roll first in flour, then dip in eggs, and finally cover completely with Panko breadcrumbs.
- Refrigerate the breaded chicken rolls for 15 minutes to help the coating set and prevent butter leakage.
- Heat ¼ cup light olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat (around 350°F).
- Carefully place the chicken rolls in the hot oil and cook for 5-6 minutes per side until golden brown and internal temperature reaches 165°F.
- Remove from skillet and let rest for 3-4 minutes to allow juices to redistribute.
- Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and serve with lemon wedges for squeezing.
Notes
- Always freeze the herb butter log completely to ensure it stays intact during cooking and creates that signature molten center when you cut into the chicken.
- Use a meat mallet to pound chicken breasts evenly, which helps create a uniform thickness and prevents uneven cooking.
- Seal the chicken rolls tightly by tucking and pinching the edges to prevent butter from leaking during frying, and chill before coating to help maintain the shape.
- For a gluten-free version, swap wheat flour and Panko with almond flour and crushed gluten-free breadcrumbs or crushed cornflakes for a crispy exterior.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Ukrainian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3
- Calories: 620 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 580 mg
- Fat: 35 g
- Saturated Fat: 17 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 56 g
- Cholesterol: 210 mg