Butter Garlic Chicken Bites
Ingredients for Butter Garlic Chicken
Boneless Chicken Breast - 1 lb. or 450 gm (cut into 2-inch
chunks)
For Marination:
- Salt- 3/4 tsp
- Crushed pepper- 1/2 tsp
Dredge/coat with:
- All-purpose Flour- 2.5 tbsp
Other ingredients:
- Oil - 2 tbsp
- Butter Three to Four Tbs
- Garlic, finely chopped- 6-8 cloves (3 tsp)
- All-purpose flour - 1/2 tbsp
- Oregano- 1 tsp
- Chicken Stock - 1 cup
- Lemon Juice - 1 tsp
- Salt-pinch
- Crushed pepper -3/4 tsp
- Parsley, fine chopped- 2 tbsp
Preparation:
- Cut the chicken fillets into 2-inch chunks
- Marinate with salt & pepper. Set aside for 15 mins.
- Now add the all-purpose flour on the chicken pieces.
Dredge these pieces to lightly coat the pieces with the flour. Remove and set
aside on a plate for 5 mins.
- Prepare Chicken stock for use later or use readymade
chicken stock. (To make Chicken Stock,
take around 250 gm of boned chicken in a pan and add 250 ml water. Cook it for
around 15 mins to make chicken stock. Strain and set aside for use later.)
- Fine chop the garlic and parsley.
Process:
- Heat oil in a frying pan and place the chicken pieces
side by side. Fry on medium heat for around 3 mins and then flip the pieces. Fry
on medium heat. Fry on both sides for a total of another 2 mins till the pieces
light brown in color and is nearly cooked.
(Total pan-frying time around 7-8 mins)
- Remove & set aside.
- Now wipe the pan clean.
- Heat butter in the same pan and then add the fine
chopped garlic. Mix and fry on medium heat for 1 minute.
- Now add 1/2 tbsp all-purpose flour and mix and fry on
low heat for 1 min.
- Add the chicken stock, oregano, crushed pepper, lemon
juice and a pinch of salt. (Do not add salt here if the chicken stock you are
using has salt)
- Give a mix and cook on medium heat for a min till the
stock is cooked and thickened.
- Add the fried chicken pieces. Mix and cook on medium
heat for 2-3 mins till all the liquid is absorbed.
- Garnish with a pinch of crushed pepper and finely
chopped parsley.
- Serve hot.