Chicken Oscar

This was always one of my favorite things to order back home at the various Bavarian restaurants in the area. Its so good I could eat it everyday but better for special occasions maybe? It's great for impressing someone of your amazing cooking skills too no?! Crispy breaded chicken topped with crab, asparagus and buttery Bearnaise sauce. Sound good to you?? I thought so......

What you need: (Serves 2)

2 chicken breast
1/3 cup or so of flour
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
2/3 cup or so of bread crumbs
1 1/2 tsp or so of salt and pepper (I always wing it when it comes to salt and pepper, use your discretion)
1 can of good quality crab meat or fresh crab
8-10 asparagus spears (not too thick ones)

SEASON your asparagus with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil and roast at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.While its baking you can make your sauce and prepare your chicken.

My recipe for Hollandaise sauce is here . All you need to make it into a Bearnaise sauce is add some fresh chopped tarragon. Voila! You can make this ahead and refrigerate it to reheat later if you like too.

NOW you need to make your chicken like a schnitzel. Place your chicken breast in a large Ziploc bag or between two sheets of plastic wrap and pound them flat with the flat side of a meat tenderizer or other similar object until they are a uniform thickness (about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick). A rolling pin or the bottom of a heavy pan works in a pinch.
USE three shallow dishes for your coating. Flour in one, egg and milk (mixed together) in another and your seasoned bread crumbs in another. Dip each breast first in the flour, shaking off any excess, then the egg and milk mixture, then your bread crumbs.
HEAT a large pan on medium-high heat and add enough oil to cover the bottom of the pan. Add your chicken and fry until golden and cooked through on both sides. This doesn't take too long, about 2 1/2 to 3 minutes a a side.
WARM up your crab while the chicken is cooking in a pan with a little butter if you like or just in the microwave if your in a hurry.  

To put it together just top your chicken with the crab and the roasted asparagus and top with your sauce.