Week 40 - Russia

Week 40, I am still behind as I should be on Week 44 - however I am slowly catching up. Russia this week and I used my mothers old cook book for inspiration. However, it did not turn out how it should have but it was really nice and scored highly. But, as my poor husband commented, it was probably one of those dishes we really liked but would never taste again.....

I have included a photo from my mums cookbook to show how it should have looked; however I forgot to take a picture of how it did look! But I love the comment attached to it....

Basically I did what the recipe said but I did not have as much butter to cook it in as they stated, nor did I have it as hot as they stated. So, I cooked it all on the outside until it held its shape. Then I cut it into bits, then continued cooking. I served on a Russian inspired rice, which was rice cooked in chicken broth with mushrooms, and peas and it was very nice indeed.

Here is the recipe...

For two, the original recipe said 1 chicken, and slice off the breasts - no wonder they thought it extravagant!

2 chicken breasts, 2oz butter, 2oz chopped mushrooms, egg and breadcrumbs, clarified butter for frying. salt and pepper.

Slice a thin fillet about 4 inches long and 2 inches wide from the breast (this was not easy!)
Run a sharp knife into the flesh of the breast and right round to make an envelope. Take the fillet and wrap it firmly around 1oz butter.
Put this inside the envelope with mushrooms and salt and pepper and close firmly.
Sprinkle the stuffed breast with flour, dip first in egg and then in breadcrumbs and fry in hot clarified butter for 5 mins.

It was nice and I would do a revised version again....