Pan Fried Chicken Breasts with Lemon and Basil Sauce

Chicken breast recipes are soft and delicious to eat. One can make numerous types of recipe with it. Try this delicious pan fried chicken breasts with lemon and basil sauce at your home. The main ingredients used are 4 chicken breasts, 2 teaspoons black peppercorns, crushed, 6 tablespoons butter, 2 teaspoons lemon juice, 1/2 cup flour, 8 leaves iceberg lettuce, 10-12basil leaves and salt to taste.

For sauce, you will need Egg yolk 4, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 5-6 basil leaves, 1/2 cup clarified butter, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder and salt to taste.

Method of preparation

• Make a mixture of salt, lemon juice, crushed black peppercorns and apply on both sides of the chicken breasts.
• For the sauce, take the egg yolks in a pan and add one lemon juice and water. Cook continuously till the mixture gets thick. Remove from the heat and add clarified butter, salt, basil leaves, black peppercorns and the remaining lemon juice. Mix well and keep warm.
• Add flour, ½ tsp black peppercorns and salt in a plate. Heat butter in a saucepan. Apply flour on both sides of the chicken and place in the pan. Fry on high flame for five minutes and then lower the heat and cook.
• Do the same procedure on the other side. Arrange iceberg lettuce leaves on a big plate and season some crushed black peppercorns on it.
• Put the chicken breasts over the lettuce and top them with hollandaise sauce. Serve decorated with whole basil leaves.