Easy Chicken Cutlets with Apples

Ingredients

• 2 skinless , boneless chicken breast halves
• 0.25 teaspoons salt , or as needed
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pinch white sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 0.25 cups medium sherry
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 Granny Smith apple - cored , peeled, and cut into 1/2-inch thick wedges
• 0.33 cups light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 dash Marsala wine

Instructions

1. 1

   Sprinkle chicken breasts with 1/4 teaspoon salt, or as needed, on both sides. Place onto a rack, cover, and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Remove from refrigerator, and cut in half lengthwise on a slight diagonal to make 4 equal-size pieces. Place the chicken pieces between two sheets of heavy plastic (resealable freezer bags work well) on a solid, level surface. Firmly pound the chicken with the smooth side of a meat mallet to make 4 cutlets about 1/4 inch thick.

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).

3. 3

   Mix together flour, cornstarch, 1 teaspoon of salt, black pepper, and sugar in a shallow bowl. Place each cutlet into the flour mixture to coat; shake off excess flour. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet over medium heat until foam disappears, and gently lay the coated cutlets into the butter. Cook until golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Remove the chicken, and set aside on an oven-proof plate in the preheated oven to stay warm.

4. 4

   Pour the sherry into the skillet and bring to a boil, scraping and dissolving all the brown flavor bits from the bottom of the skillet. Cook until the sherry is reduced to half its volume, about 5 minutes, and stir in the chicken broth; add the apple slices to the skillet. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the apples are soft and the sherry mixture is reduced by half. Stir in the brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of butter, and the Marsala wine until the sugar is dissolved and the sauce is thick.

5. 5

   Return the chicken cutlets to the sauce, together with any juice from the plate, and turn to cover cutlets with sauce. Simmer about 2 minutes per side, and serve 2 cutlets per serving, topped with apple slices and sauce.