Among the variety of meat dishes a special place is given to chops. Their name speaks for itself. The product is a broken off piece of meat, fried in a pan or baked in the oven.
Chop can be made from beef, veal, pork and even chicken. Breast is best for chicken chop. This meaty part of the chicken carcass is famous for the lack of fat, tendons and bones.
But with all these advantages, the prepared breast meat is often dryish. But the breaking splits the fibers, reduces the thickness of the piece, so that the meat is cooked much faster and therefore does not have time to dry.
The subtleties of cooking chicken chop in the oven
- The process of cooking chicken chop is not much different from the beef chop. But if the beef chop can be served half fried - “with blood”, then the chicken chop should be brought to full readiness, as half-baked chicken meat can cause such a dangerous disease like salmonellosis.
- In addition to standard roasting in a frying pan, chicken steak can be baked in the oven. To give a special flavor, the prepared fillet is sprinkled on both sides with a mixture of salt, pepper and spicy herbs (you can choose at your discretion). But we must remember that meat cannot be salted long before the heat treatment, since it loses meat juice, which is so small in the breast.
- A chop can be pre-pickled in a solution consisting of vinegar, vegetable oil and mustard. Gourmets can use dry white wine instead of vinegar, and replace mustard with mustard.
- To preserve juiciness, chops can be baked with tomatoes or onions. They will not allow the meat to dry in the oven from the heat, as well as give it an additional taste and flavor.
- A chop will be more appetizing if covered with cheese, grated or cut into thin slices, before baking.
- Fans of exotic cuisine may use pineapple, fresh or canned, instead of tomatoes. Its juice easily splits meat fibers, making the meat not only soft but also juicy.
- In order for the chop to lose less meat juice during heat treatment, raw meat can be first dipped in an egg or melted butter, then in a breading consisting of ground crackers, and only then baked.
- Chops can be baked both on the grid and on the baking sheet (in the form).
- The ideal weight of chops is 150-170 g. Small pieces of meat will lose a lot of juice when baking and therefore get dry.
Chicken breast chops with tomatoes and cheese in the oven
Ingredients:
- chicken breast (fillet) - 500 g;
- garlic - 1 tooth;
- tomatoes - 300 g;
- light mayonnaise - 60 g;
- cheese - 230 g;
- vegetable oil - 10 g;
- black pepper;
- salt as desired.
Preparation Method
- Wash, dry chicken breast fillet. Cut horizontally into several thin plates.
- Before proceeding further, place the prepared fillet in a bag or simply cover it with a film so that drops of meat juice do not splash the table.
- With the help of a culinary hammer, slightly beat off the meat, giving it a neat rounded shape.
- Cut the tomatoes into thin circles. Grate the cheese.
- Chop garlic, mix it with mayonnaise and pepper. If mayonnaise unsalted, salt.
- Lubricate the pan or pan. Lay the meat off. First, cover the chops with a thin layer of mayonnaise, then place the tomato mugs. Pour all the cheese.
- Preheat oven to 200 °. Put back a pan with chops. Bake 25 minutes.
- Put it on a plate, sprinkle with herbs.
Chicken chops in oven breading
Ingredients:
- chicken breast fillet - 600 g;
- breadcrumbs - 0, 5 tbsp .;
- cheese - 120 g;
- seasoning for chicken - 4 g;
- olive oil - 50 g;
- thyme and oregano - on a pinch;
- salt.
Preparation Method
- Rinse the chicken fillet, pat dry. Cut into portions.
- Put them on a cutting board, cover with foil. Lightly repel.
- In a plate, mix the breadcrumbs with grated cheese, salt, chicken seasoning and dry herbs.
- Grease each fillet with oil, then roll in breading mixture.
- Put on a greased baking sheet. Put in preheated to 190-200 ° oven, bake 25 minutes.
Chicken chops with pineapples in the oven
Ingredients:
- chicken fillet (breast) - 600 g;
- mayonnaise - 30 g;
- seasoning for chicken - 5 g;
- canned pineapples (rings) - by the number of chops;
- chopped parsley - 1 tbsp. l .;
- black pepper;
- cheese - 120 g;
- vegetable oil - 20 g.
Preparation Method
- Breast, washed and dried from moisture, cut into portions. Cover with foil and repel with a special hammer.
- Put chicken seasoning, chopped herbs and pepper in mayonnaise. Stir. Coat this sauce with raw chops.
- Spread them on a greased baking tray. Place a pineapple ring on each chop.
- Grate the cheese, add meat to it.
- Put in the oven. Bake 25 minutes by setting the temperature to 200 °.
- Put chops on plates. Serve hot.
Chicken chops with mushrooms and cheese in the oven
Ingredients:
- chicken fillet - 600 g;
- sour cream - 50 g;
- garlic - 1 tooth;
- black pepper;
- fresh champignons - 200 g;
- onions - 100 g;
- salt;
- chopped greens - 1 tbsp. l .;
- cheese - 170 g;
- vegetable oil - 40 g.
Preparation Method
- Wash, dry, and finely chop fresh mushrooms. Crush the onion with a sharp knife. Put the mushrooms in a frying pan with hot oil, fry. Add onions, mix. Cook for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
- Chicken fillet cut into portions, cover with foil, repel, giving the meat a rounded shape. Place on a greased baking sheet.
- Place the mushrooms and onions in an even layer on the prepared fillet.
- In a cup, mix the sour cream with garlic, salt and greens that have been passed through the garlic press.
- Cover this mixture with chops and mushrooms. Cover with grated cheese.
- Bake in an oven preheated to 190-200 ° for 25 minutes.
Chicken chops with onions and cheese in the oven
Ingredients:
- chicken fillet - 600 g;
- onions - 120 g;
- egg - 1 pc .;
- flour - 30-40 g;
- milk - 50 ml;
- cheese - 120 g;
- salt;
- vegetable oil - 20 g;
- chopped dill - 1 tsp.
Preparation Method
- Cut the fillet lengthwise into 2 slices, cover with foil, beat off with a hammer, making them slightly thinner.
- In a bowl, break an egg, pour in milk, put salt and flour. Stir thoroughly. Add greens, mix well again.
- Chop onions into thin rings, rub the cheese on a medium grater.
- Grease a baking tray with plenty of oil. Dip a piece of broken meat in a batter, put on a baking sheet. Put a few onion rings on it. Cover with grated cheese. In the same way, build the rest chops.
- Place in preheated oven. Bake for 25-30 minutes.
Mistress to note
Chops can be cooked with or without vegetables. In winter, boldly replace fresh tomatoes with tomato paste or ketchup.
In many recipes, raw chops are smeared with mayonnaise-based sauce. If you adhere to the principles of healthy eating or just do not like mayonnaise, replace it with sour cream.
Chop will turn out very tender, if it is pre-marinated in kefir.
If you like soft meat and are not supportive of crispy crust, preparing chops, cover the baking sheet with foil.
