SESAME-COATED SAUTéED CHICKEN BREASTS
Here is a classic recipe from Pierre Franey's "60-Minute Gourmet," one that happens not to take quite that long to cook at all. Sesame was a novel ingredient for him, he wrote in 1981, introduced to him by the cooking of "the late Virginia Lee, one of the finest Chinese chefs I have ever met. She used a lot of sesame oil and sesame paste in her flavorings, both in main courses and sauces such as that which accompanies a Mongolian hot pot." Mr. Franey used sesame seeds as a coating quite a bit after that - on fish fillets, for example - and here adapted the idea to a main course, using whole, skinned, boned chicken breasts. "The dish turned out admirably in texture and flavor," he wrote. Even better, "it is certainly easy to make, involving nothing more than coating the breast halves with the seeds and sauteing them briefly on both sides in butter. There is a final touch, a light 'sauce' made of hazelnut butter to which a dash of lemon juice is added." (By that, Mr. Franey meant butter that is browned until it is hazelnut in color.)
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories easy, quick, times classics, main course
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place each chicken breast half between slices of wax paper or plastic wrap. Pound lightly with a mallet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Dredge the pieces on all sides in the sesame seeds.
- Heat three tablespoons of the butter in a large, heavy skillet and add the breasts in one layer. This may have to be done in two steps, or you may use two skillets. If two skillets are used, double the basic amount of butter. Cook about five minutes on one side. Turn and cook on the second side about five minutes. Then transfer them to a heated serving dish.
- Heat the four remaining tablespoons of butter in a skillet and add the lemon juice. Swirl the butter around until it is hazelnut brown. Pour this sauce over the chicken breasts and serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 370, UnsaturatedFat 17 grams, Carbohydrate 7 grams, Fat 34 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 11 grams, SaturatedFat 15 grams, Sodium 204 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 1 gram
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Waseem H175
[email protected]I made this dish for dinner tonight and it was delicious! The chicken was cooked perfectly and the sesame coating was crispy and flavorful. I served it with rice and vegetables and it was a perfect meal. I will definitely be making this again.
MD Rimon Khan
[email protected]This was a great recipe! I followed it exactly and the chicken turned out perfect. The sesame coating was delicious and the chicken was cooked evenly throughout. I would definitely recommend this recipe to others.
Dorcas Joanna
[email protected]I made this dish last night and it was a hit! My family loved it. The chicken was so tender and juicy, and the sesame coating was the perfect touch. I will definitely be making this again.
Mirza poshish Maker
[email protected]This was a great recipe! The chicken was very flavorful and the sesame coating was delicious. I would definitely recommend this recipe to others.
Amyz2 Schultz
[email protected]I made this dish for dinner tonight and it was delicious! The chicken was cooked perfectly and the sesame coating was crispy and flavorful. I served it with rice and vegetables and it was a perfect meal. I will definitely be making this again.
steve jendra
[email protected]This was a great recipe! I followed it exactly and the chicken turned out perfect. The sesame coating was delicious and the chicken was cooked evenly throughout. I would definitely recommend this recipe to others.
Khan Jamal
[email protected]I made this dish last night and it was a hit! My family loved it. The chicken was so tender and juicy, and the sesame coating was the perfect touch. I will definitely be making this again.
Tarmina Akter
[email protected]This was a great recipe! The chicken was very flavorful and the sesame coating was delicious. I would definitely recommend this recipe to others.
Ammar Tanha
[email protected]I made this dish for dinner tonight and it was delicious! The chicken was cooked perfectly and the sesame coating was crispy and flavorful. I served it with rice and vegetables and it was a perfect meal. I will definitely be making this again.
Mutai Silvenus
[email protected]This was a great recipe! I followed it exactly and the chicken turned out perfect. The sesame coating was delicious and the chicken was cooked evenly throughout. I would definitely recommend this recipe to others.
Salomi Vocea
[email protected]I made this dish last night and it was a hit! My family loved it. The chicken was so tender and juicy, and the sesame coating was the perfect touch. I will definitely be making this again.
Basanta Grg
[email protected]This was a great recipe! The chicken was very flavorful and the sesame coating was delicious. I would definitely recommend this recipe to others.
Narayan Bolakhe
[email protected]I made this dish for dinner tonight and it was delicious! The chicken was cooked perfectly and the sesame coating was crispy and flavorful. I served it with rice and vegetables and it was a perfect meal. I will definitely be making this again.
H Clark
[email protected]This was a great recipe! I followed it exactly and the chicken turned out perfect. The sesame coating was delicious and the chicken was cooked evenly throughout. I would definitely recommend this recipe to others.
Ajijun Nesa
[email protected]I made this dish last night and it was a hit! My family loved it. The chicken was so tender and juicy, and the sesame coating was the perfect touch. I will definitely be making this again.
Kelvin Ofoegbu
[email protected]This was a great recipe! The chicken was very flavorful and the sesame coating was delicious. I would definitely recommend this recipe to others.
Israr Ali Sarohi
[email protected]I made this dish for dinner tonight and it was delicious! The chicken was cooked perfectly and the sesame coating was crispy and flavorful. I served it with rice and vegetables and it was a perfect meal. I will definitely be making this again.
Albert Navarro
[email protected]This was a great recipe! I followed it exactly and the chicken turned out perfect. The sesame coating was delicious and the chicken was cooked evenly throughout. I would definitely recommend this recipe to others.
Aman Taya
[email protected]I made this dish last night and it was a hit! My family loved it. The chicken was so tender and juicy, and the sesame coating was the perfect touch. I will definitely be making this again.
Agwu Emmanuel
[email protected]This dish was absolutely delicious! The chicken was cooked perfectly and the sesame coating was crispy and flavorful. I will definitely be making this again.