Chicken Kyiv

Name: Chicken Kyiv
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Ukrainian
Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts, skin-on; 150g butter, softened; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 3 tbsp parsley, chopped; 1 tbsp tarragon, chopped; 2 eggs, beaten; 150g breadcrumbs; 100g plain flour; oil for deep-frying

A whole chicken breast encasing a core of herb butter — coated and fried so the butter spurts when cut.

Total time

80 min

Prep

60 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

hard

Cuisine

Ukrainian

Ingredients

4chicken breasts, skin-on

150gbutter, softened

3 clovesgarlic, minced

3 tbspparsley, chopped

1 tbsptarragon, chopped

2eggs, beaten

150gbreadcrumbs

100gplain flour

oilfor deep-frying

Instructions

Mix butter, garlic, parsley and tarragon. Roll into a log, freeze 30 minutes.

Pound chicken breast flat, place butter log in centre, roll and fold to completely encase.

Coat in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs, pressing firmly. Freeze 20 minutes.

Deep-fry at 180°C for 8 minutes until golden. Finish in oven at 180°C for 10 minutes.

Rest 3 minutes before serving — the butter centre will be liquid.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

590

Protein

18.2g

Fat

35.2g

Carbs

49.4g

Fiber

3.1g

Sodium

337mg

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