Copycat Air Force One Veal Or Chicken Piccata Recipes

COPYCAT AIR FORCE ONE VEAL OR CHICKEN PICCATA

Steps:

• Whisk together eggs and milk in a small bowl and set aside.
• Mix bread crumbs and lemon zest together in a shallow bowl.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and melt some butter in it (as much or as little as you prefer- use less if using a nonstick skillet).
• While butter is melting, dip veal pieces into egg mixture, then coat with crumbs mixture.
• Pan fry in melted butter until cooked through, just a few minutes per side (time will vary based on how thinly you have pounded your cutlets)- until cooked through and no longer pink inside, but still juicy.
• Season with salt& pepper to taste.
• Sprinkle with a bit of fresh lemon juice to taste and serve immediately.

THE BEST CHICKEN PICCATA

Steps:

• Set a wire rack inside a rimmed baking sheet. Cut two 12-inch sheets of plastic wrap.
• Cut the chicken breasts in half lengthwise, making 4 roughly equal pieces; they should look like large chicken tenders. Place one sheet of plastic on a clean cutting board. Put a chicken piece in the center of the plastic and top with the other sheet of plastic. Pound the chicken with the flat side of a meat mallet, starting in the center and working your way to the edges, until the chicken is 1/4-inch thick and 6 to 8 inches long. Transfer to the wire rack. Repeat with the remaining chicken, one piece at a time. Liberally sprinkle with salt and pepper. Refrigerate the chicken cutlets uncovered for 1 hour.
• Remove the zest from half of the lemon in wide strips with a vegetable peeler, leaving the bitter white pith behind. Halve and juice the whole lemon.
• Put the flour in a shallow bowl or plate. Dredge the chicken in the flour, shaking off any excess. Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until very hot, about 1 minute. Add 1 tablespoon of the butter and melt. Working in 2 batches, cook the cutlets, adding another tablespoon of butter to the skillet between batches, until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side (it's ok if the chicken is not completely cooked through, it will finish cooking in the sauce). Transfer the cutlets to a plate.
• Reduce the heat to medium. Add the garlic and 1 tablespoon of the butter to the skillet and cook until the garlic is tender and fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the wine and cook until almost completely evaporated, about 4 minutes. Add the capers, lemon zest, 2 tablespoons of the lemon juice, 1/4 cup water and the cutlets with any accumulated juices and bring to a boil. Add the remaining 3 tablespoons butter. Turn the chicken to coat in the sauce and cook until the butter melts and the sauce thickens slightly. Garnish with chopped parsley.

VEAL PICCATA

Steps:

• Heat skillet over medium heat, add oil and 2 tble butter.
• salt, pepper and flour the veal on both sides, shake off excess.
• when oil shimmers, add veal to pan and lightly brown on both sides.
• Set veal on warm plate in oven.
• melt remaining butter in pan and add lemon juice and capers scraping the bottom of pan.
• Pour this sauce over the veal and sprinkle with parsley.

TERESA'S VEAL -OR-CHICKEN PICCATA

Steps:

• Dust veal/chicken with flour.
• Season with salt/pepper.
• Saute in oil until lightly browned (2-3 minutes).
• Remove meat from pan and keep warm.
• Add garlic, saute 1 minute.
• Add broth and wine, bring to a boil.
• Reduce to 1/3 cup.
• Stir in capers and lemon slices.
• Return to boil and add butter and parsley.
• Add meat back to pan and warm through.
• Serve with pasta or rice-garnish with parsley and lemon slices if desired.