Butterfly Chicken With Cheddar Gratin
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Butterfly Chicken With Cheddar Gratin
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When you have chicken breast and cheese, there's nothing better than making the butterfly chicken with cheddar gratin.
Materials:
- Chicken breast
- Cheddar cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- basil leaves
- garlic
- onion/shallot
- thymes, black pepper and oregano
- vegetable oil and butter
Cutting and Seasoning
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- Preheat oven to 375F
- Separate the fillet and then slice chicken breast 80% of the way through into butterfly shape
- Rub in thyme, black pepper, and oregano
- add a bit of salt
- finely dice shallot
- crush 2 cloves of garlic
Preparing the Gratin
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- Grate cheddar and parmsesan together
- mix in basil leave flakes
Cooking the Chicken
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In a hot pan:
- add 2 tbsp of oil
- saute the garlic until brown, then remove from pan
- add in the chicken meat and lightly brown on both sides, then remove from pan
Saute the Shallot
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In the same pan:
- melt 2 tbsp of butter
- saute the shallot well
- remove the shallot from pan
- scrape away debris in the pan
Roasting
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- Scoop shallot over chicken meat
- add generous amounts of gratin mix on top
- place into the oven for 5 minutes
Serve and Enjoy
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- Carefully remove chicken from pan and transfer to a plate
- dash in some fresh basil leave flakes and serve