I’ve had a recipe forming in my head for several days now. When I make chicken breast I do the usual season breast, coat in flour, drench in egg-wash, coat in bread crumbs, and fry in hot oil in a cast iron frying pan. I was getting bored with it and wanted something new.
Enter, garlic butter! I love garlic. Garlic is my friend. Just ask my wife. If a recipe calls for a clove or two of garlic I usually triple or quadruple it. The more garlic the better. So inspiration struck me to first coat the breasts in a homemade garlic butter that I always make for cheesy garlic bread, then continue on with the usual procedure.
Homemade Garlic Butter Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 bulbs of garlic finely chopped (yes bulbs, not cloves. Because – garlic!)
- 2 sticks of unsalted butter (real butter people, not that nasty margarine stuff)
- 2 Tsp of salt
- 1 Tbsp of garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp of onion powder
- 2 Tsp of black pepper
- 2 Tbsp of Italian Seasoning
Directions:
- Soften the butter to the point of almost being a liquid. You want it very creamy.
- Mix in all ingredients and stir thoroughly.
- Let the mixture set over night. Trust me.
Now that you have your garlic butter ready you can begin prepping the other ingredients.
Garlic Butter Crusted Chicken Breast
Ingredients:
- 3-4 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 cups of flour
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup of milk
- 2 cups of bread crumbs (Italian style)
- 2 cups of oil
- Homemade Garlic Butter
Directions:
- Split the breasts in half so you have two, thinner breasts each.
- Coat each breast with garlic butter on both sides (use your fingers) and coat in flour. Place them on a cookie sheet.
- When all breasts are coated and on the cookie sheet place it in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
- After two hrs take the breasts out and dunk in the egg was made with eggs and milk. Then coat in bread crumbs and place back on the cookie sheet.
- Refrigerate for another hour.
- After an hour heat oil in cast iron frying pan and cook breasts as normal.
- Serve with your favorite side dishes.
Servings, and Prep and Cooking time:
- Serves 6-8
- Prep-time 3-4 hours
- Cooking time 25-30 minutes
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