Want to make some delicious chicken and cheese chops quickly, but don't want to turn on the oven or just don't have one? Then here's a quick recipe for chops in a pan.
Recipe content:
- Ingredients
- Step by step cooking
- Video recipe
Chicken chops in a frying pan are an ordinary dish that always turns out delicious and tender, and different sauces can only give it a new taste. It will always help out in difficult times when there is no time for cooking. The most important thing in this process is not to overdry the meat. To do this, it is fried in a preheated pan and over high heat, but not for long, and then the temperature is reduced to medium mode so that the meat is cooked up.
The taste of the finished meal also depends on the quality of the meat. To make the chops juicy and tender, use only fresh chicken fillets without pre-freezing. From frozen food, the dish will be tough and dry. For the filling in this recipe, tomatoes are used, but you can use pineapples, mushrooms, onions, olives, etc. It is advisable to use a hard cheese, it melts well and gives a beautiful crust.
There are also subtleties of cooking chicken chops. First, cut the fillets only across the fibers and be sure to beat them off with a kitchen hammer with teeth. Cover the meat with cling film to avoid splashing the meat juice. Second, salt the meat at the very end of cooking. Because salt helps to produce juice, which will dry the dish.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 177 kcal.
- Servings - 4
- Cooking time - 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- Chicken fillet - 1 pc.
- Tomatoes - 1 pc.
- Eggs - 1 pc.
- Cheese - 100 g
- Basil - one sprig
- Vegetable oil - for frying
- Salt - 0.5 tsp
- Ground black pepper - a pinch
Cooking chicken chop with cheese in a pan
1. Cut the chicken lengthwise and crosswise to make four chops. Beat each bite with a kitchen hammer. But do not be too zealous, because the meat is very tender and can be quickly turned into a mesh.
2. Wash the tomato and cut into thin half rings about 5 mm thick.
3. Grate the cheese on a medium or coarse grater.
4. In a deep bowl, combine the following foods: raw egg, finely chopped basil, black pepper and any spices to taste. Stir the mixture well until smooth.
5. Dip the chicken fillet alternately in the egg batter and turn it over several times so that the meat is covered on all sides with the mixture.
6. By this time, heat the skillet with vegetable oil well. Place the fillets in a skillet and keep on the stove over high heat for about 3 minutes, then reduce the temperature to medium and fry for another 5 minutes.
7. Flip the chops over and turn on high heat immediately. Season the meat with salt and place the tomato rings.
8. After 3 minutes, bring the heat to medium and place the grated cheese over the tomatoes. If you want a soft crust, then cover the pan with a lid, a crispy crust - do not cover with a lid.
9. Serve ready-made chops immediately after cooking with rice, pasta, mashed potatoes or boiled vegetables.
See also the video recipe on how to cook chicken chops with tomatoes and cheese.
