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Cotolette Di Pollo

A family favourite, Cotolette di Pollo are bread-crumbed chicken pieces with golden-brown crusts. The finer the breadcrumbs, the better! These are usually part of a ‘secondi’ course served with vegetables, but this recipe is for chicken strips or sandwich fillers for your picnic basket. Delicious!

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
6 people

Used in this recipe

Ingredients

For the Cotolette Di Pollo

30g Parmesan cheese, finely grated
Finely grated zest ½ lemon, ½ lemon in wedges to serve
450g skinless chicken mini breast fillets
30g seasoned plain flour, for dusting
2 eggs, beaten
200ml Filippo Berio Mild & Light in Colour Olive Oil, for frying
100g Breadcrumbs

For the Lemon Aïoli

1 egg
Finely grated zest 1 lemon and 2 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp salt
2 cloves garlic, crushed
200ml Filippo Berio Mild & Light in Colour Olive Oil
Rocket leaves

Method

In a shallow bowl, combine breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese and lemon zest and season well.
Place the chicken breasts between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and bash with a rolling pin until 6mm-7mm thick.
Dust with the seasoned flour, dip in the egg and coat in the breadcrumb mixture, shaking off excess. Place on a tray lined with baking paper, cover and refrigerate until needed. Cotolette can be prepared a day in advance.
Heat the Filippo Berio Mild & Light Olive Oil in a deep frying pan, over a medium high heat. When hot, reduce the heat to medium and add the chicken in batches and cook for 2-3 minutes each side until golden and crisp. Drain on kitchen roll
To make the aïoli; place the egg, lemon juice and zest, salt, garlic cloves and the Filippo Berio Mild and Light in Colour olive oil in a small jug.
Place a stick blender at the bottom of the jug and mix all the ingredients at the bottom before slowly bringing the blender to the top until the mixture completely emulsifies.
Serve the aïoli with the cotolette, lemon wedges and rocket.

Mild & Light In Colour Olive Oil

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This Olive Oil is a healthy substitute for other cooking oils. With its high smoke point it is the ideal choice for frying, stir-frying and baking. The light bouquet allows the natural flavour of food to come through.