Chicken Marsala

Submitted by: admin on April 2, 2020

Serves 4

Ingredients

4 (6- to 8-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, tenderloins removed, trimmed
1 cup all-purpose flour
Salt and pepper
1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
2-1⁄2 ounces pancetta, cut into pieces 1 inch long and 1⁄8 inch wide
8 ounces white mushrooms, trimmed and sliced thin
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon tomato paste
1-1⁄2 cups sweet Marsala wine
4-1⁄2 teaspoons lemon juice
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces and chilled
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 200 degrees. Halve chicken horizontally, then cover chicken halves with plastic wrap and pound to even 1⁄4-inch thickness with meat pounder. Place flour in shallow dish or pie plate.
  2. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Working with 1 cutlet at a time, dredge in flour mixture, shaking off excess, and transfer to large plate.
  3. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Place 4 cutlets in skillet and cook until golden brown on first side, about 3 minutes. Flip cutlets, reduce heat to medium, and cook until no longer pink and lightly browned on second side, about 2 minutes longer; transfer to large ovensafe platter. Wipe out skillet. Repeat with remaining 2 tablespoons oil and remaining 4 cutlets; transfer to platter. Tent loosely with aluminum foil and transfer to oven to keep warm while making sauce.
  4. Cook pancetta in now-empty skillet over low heat, stirring occasionally and scraping up any browned bits, until crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove pancetta with slotted spoon and transfer to paper towel–lined plate. Add mushrooms to now-empty skillet, increase heat to medium-high, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly browned, about 8 minutes. Stir in garlic, tomato paste, and crisp pancetta and cook until tomato paste begins to brown, about 1 minute. Off heat stir in Marsala, scraping up any browned bits. Return to high heat, bring to vigorous simmer, and cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened and measures 1-1⁄4 cups, about 5 minutes. Off heat, stir in lemon juice and any accumulated chicken juices. Whisk in butter, 1 piece at a time. Stir in parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour sauce over chicken and serve immediately.

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