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The best Cordon Blue rolled chicken for your lunches
The rolled chicken, or Cordon Blue is a delicious and ideal dish for a quick lunch or dinner in which you want to surprise your guests. In addition, children tend to love it, because it is wrapped in ham and cheese and is usually prepared cold.
Although it is generally cooked fried, it can also be prepared baked and filled with spinach, cream cheese, among many others. However, the recipe that we will present is filled with ham, cheese and is cooked fried.
In the same way, we offer some additional recommendations so that your dish is perfect.
Rolled chicken ingredients
A fresh, boneless chicken breast.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Garlic paste, required quantity.
6 slices of serrano or back ham.
6 slices of cheddar, paisa or yellow cheese.
Necessary quantity of fresh pariah cheese, sliced into pieces.
Vegetable oil, quantity necessary for frying.
Egg.
Flour, the amount you think is necessary for breading.
Breadcrumbs, amount needed for breading.
Steps for making rolled chicken or Cordon Blue
Note: Since this recipe is a bit long and consists of several parts, we will divide its preparation into phases.
Chicken preparation
Wash the chicken very well under the tap to remove all traces of dirt.
Cut the chicken breast in half, because from a chicken breast you will get two chicken wraps. Also remove the parsley to avoid leftover pieces.
Fillet the breast pieces so that it looks like a piece of cloth. Ideally, the cuts should be thin. After finishing the cuts on the first breast, move on to the second.
Season the pieces of chicken meat with salt, black pepper to taste and garlic paste, kneading the chicken so that the flavor of the seasonings is impregnated.
Place the pieces of filleted chicken between a couple of plastic bags and with the help of a meat kitchen hammer, gently mash the meat so that it is the same thickness.
Assembling the chicken wrap
To assemble the chicken wrap, we will remove the upper bag from the plastic bag, and firstly we will arrange a layer of ham slices on the entire surface of the chicken.
Next, place a layer of cheese slices on the previous ham slices.
Fillet pieces of mozzarella or cheddar cheese and place a row of this in the middle of the cheese slices from the previous step, but lengthwise.
Start rolling with the help of the plastic bag, but without it being inside the roll. Give it a roll shape and in the same bag we roll it, so that it looks like a big candy, but in the shape of a cylinder.
Tie the edges with other pieces of bag or with a string or wick to prevent water from getting into the chicken during cooking.
Cut off any excess plastic bag pieces.
Cooking the chicken wraps
Place a pot of water on the stove over medium heat, and wait for it to come to a boil. Ideally, the water should only cover half of the rolls.
Add the rolls and wait 5 to 6 minutes for them to cook, but turn the rolls during the course of this time so that they cook fully.
Remove the rolls from the pot with water and place them in a container to wait for them to cool.
Once they are cool, remove the excess water and remove the bags or plastic from the rolled ones so that they are uncovered. Place them in a container and set them aside.
Beat an egg in a bowl and save it for the frying station. He also places enough flour in a bowl and in another bowl he places enough breadcrumbs. All this will serve us for the frying station.
We take the first roll and pass it first through flour, then through the beaten egg, then through the breadcrumbs, again through the egg and finally through the breadcrumbs again.
Take it to fry in a pan with enough oil heated over medium heat. The oil must have been heated for at least 3 minutes, and we will let the wrap cook for 4 to 6 minutes, turning it over so that the cooking is even.
Once this time has passed, remove from heat and place on a plate with absorbent paper.
Recommendations and tips for a perfect recipe
Ideally, the knife you use for the cuts is very sharp so that the cuts are easy to make, and the meat is not too mistreated.
When crushing the chicken meat, be careful not to break the meat or tear it. To do this, we will avoid using too much force.
If you like, you can fry over low heat instead of parboiling, or cook in the oven. All of this will depend on your preference at the time.
A space of at least one centimeter must be left between the ham slices and the chicken meat for the chicken meat to seal.
A good option is to use clear plastic wrap instead of plastic bags, as it is easier to handle.
It is necessary to bread very well to avoid that the roll absorbs too much fat.
You can accompany the roll with mushroom béchamel sauce and the contour of your choice.
Chicken wrap is an innovative way to prepare chicken. It is also often loved by children, who enjoy the combination of ham and cheese with chicken meat.
That is why we encourage you to try to make this recipe at home and surprise your whole family. We also recommend you share this recipe on your social networks or with your friends or family with whom you want to try them in a group.
