Recipe: Friday night is Chicken Kyiv night
Sweet Paprika Chicken Kyiv
Denise Phillips is a Jewish cook and author
This classic dish is being renamed to match the Ukrainian spelling of the capital city of Ukraine in the wake of the Russian invasion. The Jewish News has teamed up with World Jewish Relief to get you to unleash your inner chef and make Chicken Kyiv this Friday night and give a donation to help those affected by the crisis in Ukraine.
This new recipe is also suitable for Passover as it uses ground almonds in the coating flavoured with a slight piquant mixture of cayenne and sweet paprika spices with a centre oozing with parsley and garlic non-dairy margarine. The secret of this recipe is to coat the chicken breast well so that the ‘parsley garlic butter’ does not seep out during cooking. Keep the skin on the chicken breast as it helps to preserve the natural meat juices.
Preparation Time: 15 minutes / Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Serves 2
Ingredients
100g fine matzah meal
1 egg
100g ground almonds
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon garlic salt
2 boneless chicken breasts – about 350g in total with skin on
Parsley Garlic ‘Butter’
3 garlic cloves – peeled and crushed
50g non-dairy margarine
30g fresh parsley leaves and stalks –
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
1) Place all the parsley ‘butter’ ingredients in the food processor and combine well.
2) Remove and shape into a 2cm diameter sausage shape. Wrap in baking parchment paper.
3) Freeze for a minimum of 30 minutes.
4) Line a baking tray with non-stick baking parchment paper.
5) Pour the ground almonds into a bowl. Add the spices and season well.
6) Beat the egg in a separate bowl.
7) Insert a sharp knife into the thickest part of the chicken breast, pushing into the meat by about two-thirds to create a pocket.
8) Take about a tablespoon of the parsley garlic ‘butter’ and place into each breast before sealing the pocket closed with your hands.
9) Preheat the oven to 220C/ Gas mark 7.
10) Season the chicken breast all over with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Lightly dust in the fine matzah meal, then egg and finely into the ground almond mixture until completely coated.
11) Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes until cooked through and golden brown.
You can find more recipes by Denise at www.jewishcookery.com
World Jewish Relief is responding to the most urgent humanitarian needs in Ukraine, prioritising food, cash, medical, material, and psychological support for the worst affected, whether fleeing their homes or unable to escape violence. To donate please visit www.worldjewishrelief.org/ukrainecrisis
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