Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Mary's Wonderful Chicken Marsala

By Daniel Z. Kane

I am not a big chicken fan. I don't care if I never see another piece of baked or fried chicken. Chicken marsala, however, is a very different story. I love it.

But, it has been ten years since I've ordered it in a restaurant. For ten tears before that, I tried and tried, but I was unable to find a restaurant with chicken marsala that made me happy.

That is because Mary, my wife of thirty-five years, makes incomparable chicken marsala. Not even nationally known chefs can match her chicken marsala. Honestly.

Here is how.

Flatten boneless chicken breasts with a kitchen mallet and cut each breast into 5-6 pieces.

Dredge the chicken pieces in flour, and saute them, using an entire stick of butter. Add mushroom slices. After cooking for a few minutes, pour in about 3/4 of a cup of Marsala wine and cook until the chicken approaches a golden brown color.

Serve over rice, pouring the remaining butter-marsala mixture on the chicken and rice.

Enjoy. - 16492

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