[alane67]

Originally Posted by ChuckG

Just realized, I never told you how to make the chicken cutlets.

Ingredients:
1 package skinless chicken breasts
Buttermilk - I buy a quart because I can't find anything smaller
1 loaf of fresh sourdough bread
1 package fresh Thyme
1-2 fresh lemons
Sea salt - fine (normal salt will work)
Fresh ground black pepper
Oil for frying - use a light one like vegetable or canola

Prepare the meat:
Instead of pounding out the chicken breasts, I simply cut each of them in half to make thinner patties.
Drop them in a ziplock bag and cover them with buttermilk.
Keep in fridge for 24 hrs.

Bread crumbs: Buy a fresh loaf of sourdough bread. DO NOT use stale bread for making crumbs as some may suggest. Stale bread makes stale bread crumbs.
Cut the crust off of all sides and then slice the bread, making about 3/4" slices. Now slice those again. Your bread should look like big french fries now. Bake them on a cookie sheet at 250 degrees for about 30 - 45 min. Mix them up every once in a awhile. Check for doness by snapping a piece in half. You are aiming for croutons - completely dry. When done, remove from oven and let them COMPLETELY cool.

Using a food processor, grind up the bread into crumbs using a pulsing action. You DO NOT want to turn it into a powder, just crumbs. It's OK for some of the crumbs to be a bit big. (1/4" size)

Add the zest of 1 - 1.5 fresh lemons
Add about 2-3 Tbsp of fresh thyme leaves

As you can see, I don't measure anything so everything is an "about"

With these additions to the crumbs, pulse the food processor one or two more short burts to mix them into the crumbs.

Time to cook:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Add enough oil to a skillet for frying and let it heat up.

Remove chicken from ziplock and place on a cutting board.
Salt and pepper both sides.
Coat with bread crumbs.
Let set for about 5 mins.

Fry for about 2 min per side till they are a golden brown.
Oil needs to be preheated or you will sog out your crumbs.

Place a rack on a cookie sheet. Place cutlets on the rack.
Finish cooking in the oven for about 7-8 min.

Enjoy

Oh! That sounds like great food for this Sunday's game. mmm...will go good with stuffed mushrooms!~
The rub isn't really too hot. Just don't go too generous at first to see if you like it. I don't want ya hating your shrimp. I am flame eater..lol. But, it is not hot at all rubbed on meats for grilling. Try it first easy on your shrimp to see if you like it. As for the pepper..it is KC BBQ rub. The brown sugar does add some sweetness to take out some of the bite.
I didn't say to broil the shrimp, but I am sure you already knew that
Happy eating~
I am def going to try that chicken!