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Default Dinner 9/22/2016 Chicken Picatta

On 9/22/2016 6:21 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:09:45 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> I bought some chicken cutlets. I plan to dredge them in seasoned flour
>> and brown them in oil and butter. Then deglaze the pan with white wine
>> and lemon. I forgot to buy a lemon! So I went to the Club and
>> surprised them by asking "can I buy a lemon?" They gave me a lemon.
>>
>> This dish also calls for capers but I am not a big fan of them, so a
>> mere sprinkling.
>>
>> As a side dish I'll have pasta with pasta, cream and Parmesan.

>
> Yum. I have only made Piccata once and I loved it, IMO the capers are
> a very important element, but some recipes I have seen are quite heavy
> with them. I need to make this again soon.
>
> I have some pork sirloin steaks. I think I might coat them in panko
> and pan fry them, then steam some veggies and make some sort of sauce
> for them. Wish I had some blue cheese right now to make a sauce...
>
>> Sorry, too busy to take pictures of my food.

>
> Pics or you're a LIAR!!
>

LOL

http://s21.postimg.org/63qw43zsn/chicken_lemon.jpg

A photo of the raw ingredients. Just a lemon and chicken. I don't
think I need to take pics of salt, pepper & flour or capers.

It's too easy to go too heavy handed on the capers. To me, the lemon
makes the dish. The pickled flower buds are garnish.

Jill