Re: Dinner tonight 12/15/24 will be

On 12/15/2024 2:49 PM, Jill McQuown wrote:

Chicken Carciofi.  Essentially, chicken with artichoke hearts.  A basic description is chicken breast cooked with artichokes with a pan sauce made from butter, lemon juice and white wine.  Lots of recipes call for added diced tomatoes and a bunch of other stuff.
 I prefer this one.  I first tasted this dish at a long defunct restaurant in Memphis called "Art Pieroni's".  The chef, Art, was married to the daughter of a highly restaurateur named Frank Grisanti. The son-in-law worked for her father but decided to break out on his own and for a while he was successful.  But as with many new restaurants, his venture failed within 2 years.
 But this dish was excellent!  Similar to veal or chicken piccata, sans capers, instead, artichoke hearts.
 The quick and simple method is this:
 Dredge thinly cut chicken breasts (cutlets) in seasoned flour, then egg wash, then dredge in flour again.  Brown quickly in a skillet in a little olive oil & butter over fairly high heat until browned.  Remove the chicken to a platter and keep warm.
 De glaze the pan with a splash of lemon juice & white wine and scrape up any little browned flour bits on the bottom of the pan with a spatula and stir them in.  Lower the heat & add the artichoke hearts. (I use canned quartered artichoke hearts, drained, rinsed, patted dry).  Add more butter to the pan and cook, stirring, until the artichokes are heated through and the sauce is slightly thickened. Spoon the sauce over the chicken.
 I plan to serve this with spinach fettuccine in a cream sauce with grated Parmesan cheese.  I promise not to call it "Alfredo". :)
 Anything on the menu at your house today?
 Jill

That does sound good, I've got a glass jar with artichoke heart in it, this might be a good use for it.  Unfortunately, none of us have an appetite today.  I hate being sick, not fun...  I think all I've had today was a bowl of oatmeal with a bit of brown sugar.