Simple Ukrainian Chicken Kyiv

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts
• 1 cup of breadcrumbs (if making your own, stale bread works best)
• 2 eggs beaten
• 1/2 cup of flour
• 150g of butter
• 1 tbsp parsley, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• sunflower oil for frying
• Salt & pepper for seasoning
• tooth picks
• cling film
• Optional – serve on a bed of mashed potatoes and veg)

Method

1. Prepare your ingredients.
2. mash the butter, garlic, parsley, salt & pepper in a bowl.
3. Spread about 20cm of clingfilm out and then scoop the butter into the centre of the clingfilm. Wrap it in the clingfilm to make a 10cm roll and then store it in a fridge for 1 hour.
4. After the hour cut the butter into 16 pieces.
5. Cut a pouch in the chicken breast.
6. Stuff the butter into the chicken breast and then secure it with toothpicks.
7. Dip the chicken into the flour, then the egg and finally the breadcrumbs.
8. Heat a large pan with sunflower oil and fry the chicken 3 minutes each side.
9. Pace the chicken in a preheated oven at 180’C (Fan) for 25-30 minutes, or until it is cooked through.
10. Serve on a bed of mashed potatoes and veg.