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Chicken Cordon Bleu
Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe
Classic Chicken Cordon Bleu (Baked or Fried)
FAQ
What is Cordon Bleu sauce made of? Cordon Bleu sauce is made with a butter and garlic base, then flour and milk are added to thicken it. It is then seasoned with Dijon mustard, Parmesan cheese, and herbs to create a decadent sauce.
Ingredients
- chicken breasts.
- slices Swiss cheese.
- slices deli ham.
- 1 c. all-purpose flour.
- large eggs, beaten.
- 2 c. panko bread crumbs.
- Kosher salt.
- Freshly ground black pepper.
The classic way to make Chicken Cordon Bleu involves breast pounded until thin, layered with ham and cheese, rolled into a log, chilled, dredged in flour then egg then breadcrumbs then deep fried (and you need a lot of oil to deep fry them). It's not dissimilar to Chicken Kiev in this respect.
Top each pieces of chicken with a slice of ham and a ham handful of shredded cheese. Roll each up tightly into a bundle, tucking the sides a little, and place on a small square of plastic wrap (this is my trick for how to roll chicken cordon blue tightly, so it stays and doesn't require toothpicks).
Despite its name, chicken cordon bleu isn't French and neither does it have anything to do with the famous cookery school or, really, the blue ribbon after which both it and the cookery school are named.