LUCY BURDETTE: Today I'm so happy to welcome my pal and wonderful writer Hank Phillippi Ryan. With her new book just out and working on a million other things, how does she have time to cook? But she does when it counts, and here's one of her favorite recipes. Don't forget to enter a comment and you might win a copy of TRUST ME!
HANK: Even though it's
decadent, this recipe is such a staple for us.
The yummy crunchy outside and the gooey buttery inside--fabulous. And I
use almond flour instead of regular flour. Pair this with a super-simple
fettuccini Alfredo and a green vegetable and salad--and add white wine if
you're celebrating. And hey--what's not to celebrate?
Ingredients:
Chicken breast
cutlets pounded flat (one per person--maybe two)
Two sticks of very
cold butter
One cup almond
flour
Two egg whites
Salt and pepper
to taste
3 T. Olive oil
and 2T butter for sautéing each batch
Directions:
Put egg whites
into a flat saucer.
Put flour into a
different flat saucer.
Set aside.
Pre-heat oven to
350.
(You may
want to start the pasta water now--see below.)
Pound chicken
breasts flat.
Place a chunk of
cold butter (less than 1T) in the center of each flattened piece of
chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Flap up the sides, then the
top and bottom, to form a roll.
One at a time,
roll each pocket into the egg whites to coat it, then into the flour. The
egg whites will make the flour stick. Place each roll onto a
wax paper covered plate.
(You will have
to do this one at a time, rinsing your hands in between, because they will get
very gooey. If the pockets aren't staying closed, you can secure them with
a toothpick.)
When all the
pieces are coated and place on the waxed paper, put the plate in the
refrigerator to chill for an hour or so. (Or! You can freeze some
of these now and use another time!)
Prepare a large
skillet by covering the bottom with olive oil, then adding a tablespoon or so
of butter. Heat to medium. Saute the rolls over medium heat until they
are golden brown on all sides--2 to 3 minutes.
Transfer to a
baking tray and bake 20 minutes (at 350) or until cooked through.
Meanwhile, make:
HANK'S EASY
ALFREDO
Pasta of your
choice (fettuccini works)
Heavy cream (up
to one-half cup)
Grated
high-quality parmesan cheese (keep some aside for topping)
Butter (up to 3
Tablespoons)
Pepper
Bring a pot of
water to a vigorous boil.
Add the pasta,
cook al dente.
Drain the pasta,
and return to hot pan. (Reserve a little pasta water just in case)
Add a chunk of
butter, a scant third cup of cream, and however much parmesan you want. Stir
until mixed--you might want to add a bit more cream if needed. Or a little of
the pasta water if it is too thick. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Sometimes I add
cooked frozen peas to the pasta--it's very pretty! And you can sprinkle with
parsley.
You are trying
to make the pasta finish at the same as the Kievs. (The pasta will hold,
for a little bit, if it's covered, and you can rejuvenate by adding hot cream.)
Serve one Kiev
per person, accompanied by the pasta. It's good to include a green
vegetable as a side--steamed broccoli works well, and makes the whole dish
beautiful. When you cut into the Kievs, the melted butter comes out...it's
so yummy!
HANK WILL BE
GIVING AWAY ONE COPY OF TRUST ME—LEAVE A COMMENT TO BE ENTERED IN THE DRAWING!
TRUST ME by Hank Phillippi Ryan
The first psychological standalone from nationally best-selling
author Hank Phillippi Ryan.
Everyone's talking about it--notorious party
girl Ashlyn Bryant is accused of an unspeakable crime.
But If Ashlyn is innocent, why doesn't she say so on the
witness stand? Convinced of Ashlyn's guilt, journalist Mercer
Hennessey fanatically writes the true story of
this provocative case.
Everyone agrees--only the despicable Ashlyn could have committed
this crime.
But did she?
One obsessed journalist. One troubled mom. Two smart women
facing off in a high stakes psychological cat and mouse game prove their
truth about a terrible crime. But which one is the cat? And which one is the
mouse? I dare you to find the liar.
HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN is the on-air
investigative reporter for Boston's WHDH-TV. She's won 34 EMMYs and dozens
more journalism honors. The nationally bestselling author of 10 mysteries,
Ryan's also an award-winner in her second profession—with five Agathas, three
Anthonys, two Macavitys, the Daphne, and for THE OTHER WOMAN, the coveted
Mary Higgins Clark Award. Critics call her "a master of suspense" and
"a superb and gifted storyteller" and she is the only author to
have won the Agatha in four different categories: Best First, Best Novel, Best
Short Story and Best Non-Fiction. Her novels have been named Library
Journal's Best of 2014, 2015 and 2016. Hank's newest book
is the acclaimed standalone psychological suspense thriller TRUST ME (August
28, 2018), which Suspense Magazine's reviewer calls "By far one of the
best thrillers I've read in years." The Booklist starred review says
“It’s a knockout,” and New York Post, BOOK BUB, PopSugar,
CrimeReads and Real Simple Magazine named it one of the Best
Thrillers of Summer 2018.
