Recipe of Airline Chicken Breast

Airline Chicken Recipe

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Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Yield: 2 airline chicken breasts

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken
• 1 drizzle olive oil
• Kosher salt to taste
• Ground black pepper to taste
• 2 pinches herbes de Provence, or to taste
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 tablespoons butter, divided
• 1 sprig of fresh rosemary
• 2 sprigs of fresh thyme
• ½ cup chicken stock, or to taste

Directions

• Slice off 1/2 of each chicken wing by cutting through the joint where the wing meets the drumette. Slice through the skin between the thighs and breasts. Make a shallow cut along the breast bone and 2 deep cuts on either side, separating the breasts.

• Slice each breast off the carcass using the tip of the knife, keeping the blade pressed against the bone. Cut through the cartilage to remove the breast with the wing attached.
• Remove the tenders and trim as needed—season with olive oil, salt, pepper, herbes de Provence, and cayenne pepper.

• Push your finger gently under the skin of each breast, right next to the wing bone, to separate it from the meat. Slide 1 tender under the skin, center it and smooth over the skin. Sprinkle salt over breasts.

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken breasts, skin-side down. Cook until the bottom is browned, 6 to 7 minutes. Flip, reduce heat to medium, and cook until no longer pink on the inside, 7 to 10 minutes more. Add 1 tablespoon of butter, rosemary, and thyme. Baste chicken with the butter. Remove chicken from the skillet.

• Pour the stock into the pan; increase heat to high. Boil until reduced to desired thickness, about 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and whisk in the remaining butter. Slice each chicken breast into thirds and spoon the pan sauce on top.

Chef’s Notes:

Feel free to use whatever spices and seasoning you wish since that will not affect the technique. Cover the chicken in plastic wrap to prep and refrigerate it after seasoning.

You’re usually told to cook the chicken to 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), but I usually stop at 150 degrees F (66 degrees C) for more tender results. This is the airline chicken recipe.