Breaded Chicken Recipe
Easy Paprika Fried Strips

Here is a quick and easy breaded chicken recipe that uses lots of tasty paprika. You can serve these strips with slices of lemon and a dollop of eggplant caviar for a terrific combination of flavors. You should be able to find eggplant caviar in the gourmet food section of your grocery store, but it's also something you can easily make at home.

Recipe Notes

Paprika: When you make this recipe please be sure to use a high quality paprika as the flavor really comes through and you want something good. In keeping with the French theme of this website, I used a mild paprika, but nothing is to stop you from mixing in a little of one of the more firey paprikas.

Deep Fat Frying: This was another venture into deep fat frying - something that I am usually hesitant about. I was really pleased with the results of using my cast iron Staub Cookware cocotte. It's deep enough so the oil is very well contained and clean up was a snap. I think it even did my Dutch oven some good.

Bread Crumbs: Fine bread crumbs are called chapelure here in France. It is sold in the grocery store in the baking section and is a real convenience and one that amazingly contains no extra garbage. If you're looking for quality bread crumbs and don't want to make your own, you may like to try Panko bread flakes. Not limited to Japanese cooking, Panko is an excellent ingredient for coating fried foods as in this breaded chicken recipe.

Serving Suggestion: This breaded chicken recipe is at its best when served with lemon wedges for squeezing on a hint of citrus and some eggplant caviar. This lovely tasting condiment from Provence Provence is typically made with lots of garlic, tomatoes, and olive oil: Eggplant Caviar Recipe.