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Chicken Pockets Stuffed with Shrimp

17/11/2023

Chicken pockets stuffed with shrimp are a refined and tasty dish. Here’s how to prepare them with an Italian twist.

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 200 g of cleaned shrimp
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • Chopped parsley to taste
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • White wine
  • 1 lemon
  • Flour to taste (for breading)
  • 1 egg (for breading)
  • Bread crumbs to taste (for breading)

Preparation

  1. Start by opening the chicken breasts to create a pocket, being careful not to completely cut through the slices.

  2. In a frying pan, lightly sauté the chopped garlic with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.

  3. Add the shrimp and cook for a few minutes until they turn pink.

  4. Deglaze with a bit of white wine and let it evaporate. Add chopped parsley and season with salt and pepper to your taste. Let cool.

  5. Stuff the chicken pockets with the shrimp filling, sealing them with toothpicks to prevent the filling from coming out during cooking.

  6. Prepare three deep plates: one with flour, one with beaten egg, and the last with bread crumbs.

  7. Dip the chicken breasts first in the flour, then in the egg, and finally in the bread crumbs, ensuring the breading sticks well.

  8. In a frying pan, heat some oil and place the breaded chicken breasts in. Cook on both sides until golden, then lower the flame and continue cooking until the chicken is cooked through inside.

  9. Serve the stuffed chicken pockets with a sprinkle of fresh parsley and garnish with lemon wedges.

Curiosity

Stuffed chicken pockets are versatile and can be prepared with a variety of fillings such as cheeses, spinach, mushrooms, and much more. In Italy, the chicken and shrimp combination is not among the most traditional, but it is an example of how Italian cuisine is open to new interpretations and to reinterpreting dishes from other cultures with a tricolor key.