~657 cal · 44g protein · 51g carbs · 29g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Breaded chicken roll cut open with herb butter flowing out
🇺🇦 Poltava
Kotleta po-kyivsky — Chicken Kyiv — is Ukraine's most famous dish abroad, a pounded chicken fillet wrapped around a nub of garlic-and-herb butter, breaded, and fried until the butter melts into a hidden fountain. The dramatic spurt of green butter at the first cut is the whole point.
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Ingredients
Serves 4 —
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4 chicken breasts, pounded thin
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6 tbsp butter, softened with garlic and herbs
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2 cups breadcrumbs
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2 + 1/2 cup egg + flour (to coat)
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as needed oil for frying
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to taste salt
Instructions
1
Roll the garlic-herb butter (or plant butter) into a log and freeze until firm.
2
Place a piece of firm butter on each pounded fillet (or seitan cutlet) and roll up tightly, sealing the ends.
3
Coat each roll in flour, then egg (or plant-milk slurry), then breadcrumbs — twice for a good seal.
4
Chill 30 minutes, then fry (or bake at 400°F) until deep golden and cooked through.
5
Rest briefly and serve — cut in to release the herb butter.
Poltava / Kyiv tradition.
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Poltava. The region Ukrainians themselves credit with the finest borscht.
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Ukraine. The breadbasket of Europe and home of true borscht.
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Europe. Village recipes guarded for generations.
The story behind this dish is up top — worth a read while the pot works.
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Richard Moore & Kelsey Tucker
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