My Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe

My daughter and I were on a mission.   One of our sons is going to be spending a few days at home each week now so we decided he should get some new bed sheets.   In our village we could only purchase 180 thread count, which was just not good enough.   We  had to drive to the nearest regional centre to make our puchases, which is always fun and a change of scenery.  The 1000 thread count pure cotton sheets we managed to procure are also a success with our 14 year old cat Chloe.  When he makes his bed, Chloe still manages to snuggle down underneath his doona to lay on the sheets.  She is indeed, a classy cat.   Chloe like to sleep a lot these days, the opposite to our dashing Tiger who recently decided to climb the ladder leaning against the avocado tree.

It is so lovely to have your children visit and they all look forward to good, wholesome home cooking.  It is also nice for me to have a larger audience that appreciate my cooking style.  One night during the latest semester break the Scrabble and Monopoly boards even had an airing. Fun family times.

I saw this recipe advertised in a soon to be released cook book and winged the recipe from the photograph shown.  Everyone loved this chicken cordon bleu even though we didn't eat until 8pm.

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My Chicken Cordon Bleu                 Serves 6   

1kg chicken breast fillets

200g sliced, smoked ham

salt and pepper

12 slices Swiss cheese, each sliced in half

3 eggs

1 cup flour

2 cups dried breadcrumbs

Vegetable oil to shallow fry

2 oven trays lined with baking paper

Preheat oven to 180°C

Pat chicken dry, then finely slice chicken fillets into lengthwise fillets.

I find it easier to lay them out on 3 chopping boards.

Pound to a thinner slice if required, then sprinkle each slice with salt and pepper.  Line with a thin piece of ham, then top with a half slice of Swiss cheese.  Roll up to form a parcel.

Dip firstly into flour, then egg and breadcrumb.

Line them all up on a plate then turn on a non stick frying pan to medium heat, add 1cm vegetable oil and fry in batches, just turning to lightly brown each side.  Add a little more vegetable oil between batches.  Remove and place on the baking tray lined with baking paper.  Place into hot oven and cook for 15 minutes, alternating trays on shelves.

While it is cooking, prepare your garlic, mustard sauce.

Garlic, Mustard Sauce

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

90g butter

1 heaped tablespoon Dijon mustard

90g thickened cream

salt and pepper

In a small saucepan, fry the garlic gently with the butter over a low heat for 4 - 5 minutes, until it smells aromatic.  You don't want the garlic to burn.

Add the mustard, cream, a sprinkle of salt and freshly cracked black pepper.

Continue to heat, stirring for about 4 minutes until it is just thick enough for a sauce.

Serve separately with the chicken cordon bleu.

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Buon appetito, enjoy Merryn xx