How to Butterfly a Chicken Breast
January 22, 2010
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Butterflying a chicken breast is a great technique for making a nice pocket to stuff the chicken breast or for reducing the size of the chicken breast allowing it to cook quicker.
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Start with a long, sharp knife. I use a slicing knife. Press your hand on the top of the breast and with a sweeping slicing motion begin to cut into the middle of the breast. |
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| Once you have a nice pocket, pull up on the top of the breast and keep slicing through. |  |
| Try to keep two equal halves of the chicken breast as you continue to slice. |  |
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If you want a butterflied breast do not cut all the way through. At the point shown to the right, open the breast like a book and you are ready to use. |
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| If you would like to make Paillards, (two thin halves), cut right down the middle to create 2 halves. |
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| That’s it, you’ve got a butterflied chicken breast! |  |
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