Description
How to Butterfly a Chicken Breast – learn how to butterfly a chicken, an easy way to split a chicken breast so it cooks faster!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 or more large skinless boneless chicken breast
- sharp paring knife
- cutting board
Instructions
- Lay chicken breast down flat on a cutting board.
- Place one had flat on the chicken breast holding a sharp knife in the other
Notes
- Uniformity: the goal is to pound the chicken down until each piece is approximately the same thickness, this way they will all cook evenly and be done at the same time.
- Chicken Cutlets: if you simply cut all the way through the chicken breasts you will have chicken cutlets instead of a butterflied chicken breast.
- Storage: store raw chicken in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1-2 days.