Petto di Pollo con Formaggio & Prosciutto [Val d'Aosta] :
(Chicken Breasts with Ham and Cheese)
What you need (4 servings) :
4 chiken fillets,plain flour,butter.
4 slices Emmenthal cheese,4 slices Parma ham.
˝dl (1/4 cup) dry white vermouth,1 dl (˝ cup)
Brodo di Pollo
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4 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese,salt and pepper.
How to do it :
Slice the chicken fillets like butterfly cutlets.
Season the flour with pepper and salt.
Dust the chicken with the seasoned flour.
Heat the butter in a shallow pan:
Brown the fillets in the butter.
Take out the fillets and lay them open like butterflies.
Cover one side of each fillet with a slice of cheese and ham.
Close the fillets and press them togetherwith your handpalm.
Put the filets in a oven dish.
Pour carefully the Vermouth, and chicken stock along the side of the dish.
Place in the middle of a preheated oven ( 200 C / 400 F).
Cook gently for 15-20 minutes.
Strew Parmesan cheese over the fillets after 10-15 minutes cooking.
Serve the Chicken breasts warm with rice and a mixed sallad.
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