Here’s a simple recipe for crispy fried chicken cutlets 🍗✨
🍗 Fried Chicken Cutlets
🧾 Ingredients
- 2 boneless chicken breasts
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 egg
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder (optional)
- ½ tsp paprika (optional)
- Oil for frying
- Lemon wedges (optional)
👩🍳 Instructions
- Slice and flatten the chicken
- Cut each chicken breast in half horizontally.
- Lightly pound with a rolling pin or meat mallet until thin.
- Prepare coating stations
- Bowl 1: flour
- Bowl 2: beaten egg
- Bowl 3: breadcrumbs mixed with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika.
- Coat the chicken
- Dip chicken in flour.
- Then dip in egg.
- Finally coat with breadcrumbs.
- Heat oil
- Heat about ½ cm oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
- Fry
- Fry the cutlets 3–4 minutes per side until golden brown and cooked through.
- Drain
- Place on paper towels to remove excess oil.
🍽️ Serving Ideas
Serve with:
- Fresh salad
- Mashed potatoes
- Fries
- A squeeze of lemon juice
⭐ Tips for Extra Crispy Cutlets
- Use panko breadcrumbs if available.
- Let the coated chicken rest 10 minutes before frying so the coating sticks well.
- Don’t overcrowd the pan.
If you want, I can also show you:
- KFC-style crispy fried chicken cutlets 🍗
- Oven-baked healthier chicken cutlets
- Cheesy stuffed chicken cutlets 😋
