Chicken breasts are crumbed in panko breadcrumbs and fried until golden brown. Serve the Crispy Fried Chicken with Blackwell Sauce, delicious fried mushrooms and tagliatelle. Blackwell sauce is a classic, creamy sauce made with pickles, it is the perfect sauce to complete this meal.
Crispy Fried Chicken in Blackwell Sauce Recipe
Serves 4
Ingredients:
500ml milk
1 lemon, halved
500g salsify
600g chicken breast fillets
1 tsp chicken seasoning
2 tbsp flour
2 eggs, beaten
100g panko breadcrumbs
2 tbsp olive oil
200g oyster mushrooms, cleaned
1 tbsp butter, extra for sauce
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
50ml white wine
50ml beef stock
100ml pouring cream
3 tbsp store-bought piccalilli pickles
400g tagliatelle
Bunch of parsley, chopped
Method:
In a large saucepan, mix 500ml of water with the milk. Squeeze in the lemon juice and place lemon halves in the pan. Peel salsify and cut away the hard ends of the salsify. Cut into 3cm pieces and immediately put them in the milk mixture. Bring to the boil and cook salsify until al dente or for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, season the chicken fillets with the chicken seasoning, salt and pepper. Coat fillets first in flour, then in eggs and finally in panko. In a large frying pan over medium heat, heat olive oil and fry chicken in batches until golden brown and cooked through. Remove chicken from the pan and keep warm.
Tear large oyster mushrooms in half. In the same pan over a medium heat, add the butter and briefly fry the mushrooms. Add onion and garlic and simmer for 3 minutes. Remove oyster mixture from the pan and keep warm.
To make the Blackwell sauce, deglaze the oyster mushroom pan with the wine and reduce by one-third. Add beef stock, cream and pickles. Season. Stir in a few cubes of cold butter to enrich and slightly thicken the sauce.
Cook the pasta al dente in lightly salted water. Drain salsify, add to the oyster mushroom mixture and fry briefly. Season. Stir in the parsley.
Slice the crispy fried chicken in thick slices, about 1-2cm wide, and serve with the pasta, vegetables and Blackwell sauce.
