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This is the way you're going to get the crispiest, juiciest chicken cutlet without fail. In this video, learn from a professional food stylist for the best tips and tricks on how to get the crispiest chicken cutlets every time. It’s key to have thinly pounded chicken breasts so they can be evenly coated in a flour-egg-panko breadcrumb mixture, which fries into a golden brown finish.
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00:00This is the way you're going to get the crispiest, juiciest chicken cutlet.
00:03We're going to start off with some butterflied and pounded chicken breasts.
00:06Easy process. Cut it in half. Pound it to the thickness that you want.
00:10For a chicken cutlet, I generally like to shoot for around a quarter of an inch thick.
00:13Starting off, plain old flour. This is going to help the egg adhere to it.
00:17Double zero flour works. AP flour works. You can put seasoning in it if you want it.
00:21You're going just straight AP flour. Make sure everything's getting covered.
00:24Next, laying this down into this egg mixture. You might need to get your hands a little bit dirty.
00:28Make sure everything can get the egg so everything will get the panko, which is our next stop.
00:34I prefer panko over other breadcrumbs because the crunchiness factor is so much higher.
00:38I like to make sure to flip it over a few times. There's not a lot to this process, so
00:42we're doing it the best we can.
00:43There you go. Nice and covered.
00:44We're going to put this onto a wire rack and let it sit for at least 20 minutes.
00:48All that time, everything's been sticking together and combining and building into a nice crust.
00:54Next, going with peanut oil because it's got a really high smoke point.
00:57You're able to just keep recycling it.
01:00And finally, what little flavor peanut oil has is a really nice complement to an extra crispy piece of chicken.
01:05When it comes to pan frying stuff, move the oil around so that you're getting all the hot stuff on
01:10top as well.
01:11Taking these cutlets out and you've got to go straight into seasoning.
01:14That's your time when it's going to absorb all of that salt or any other flavors that you're adding.
01:18Put it onto a wire rack. Let it cool off. Let any oil that was in there drip off.
01:23It is now ready to go. Salad, sandwich, schnitzel. Don't need much else than that.
01:29Golden, fried, and delicious.
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