Almond-crusted Chicken

Name: Almond-crusted Chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 591 milliliters sliced almonds; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon brandy or water; 4 servings Canola oil for frying; 5 Tbsps cornstarch, divided; 2 larges eggs; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons soy sauce; 3 boned, skinned chicken breast halves

Almond-crusted Chicken is From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes. A mixture of soy sauce, salt, cornstarch, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the eggs you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert.

Instructions

Trim fat from chicken breasts and cut each into 4 pieces. With a mallet, pound each piece between 2 sheets of plastic wrap to an even 1/4 to 1/2 in. thick.

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Chicken Breast

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

In a bowl, combine salt, soy sauce, 2 tbsp. cornstarch, the brandy, baking soda, and 2 tbsp. water.

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Corn Starch

Soy Sauce

Brandy

Water

Salt

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Bowl

Add chicken and stir to coat.

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Whole Chicken

Let sit 5 minutes.

Transfer chicken to a plate. In the same bowl, stir in remaining 3 tbsp. cornstarch and the eggs until well blended.

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Corn Starch

Whole Chicken

Egg

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Bowl

Mix in chicken to coat.

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Whole Chicken

In a 12-in. frying pan, heat 1/2 in. oil over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Spread almonds on a cutting board. Press chicken into nuts, coating both sides evenly, then lay chicken in oil. Cook until browned, turning once, 4 to 8 minutes total.

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Almonds