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Chicken cordon bleu

Ed Baines from Great Food Live
Stuffed with roquefort, garlic and cream, Ed Baines brings rich French flavours to everyday chicken breasts

Chicken cordon bleu

Method

1. Make the roux first well in advance: heat the butter in a medium pan and gently cook the shallot, garlic and parsley without colouring. Add the flour and cook for about 5 minutes until thick.

2. In a separate pan, gently heat the milk and the cream. Add to the roux, mix thoroughly and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.

3. Remove the pan from the heat and add the cheese. Stir thoroughly off the heat. Allow to cool then chill for at least 4 hours until the mixture is very firm.

4. Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4.

5. For the chicken: remove the fillet from the breasts then butterfly them, i.e. slice the breasts in half lengthways about three-quarters of the way through, leaving a seam on one end. Place the breasts and the fillets between 2 pieces of cling film and flatten them with a butcher's hammer.

6. Place 2 tbsp of the cheese sauce in the pocket of each breast. Place the flattened fillet over the filling and fold the wings over, creating a sealed envelope.

7. Coat the finished breast pockets in flour, then brush with the beaten egg. Finally roll them in the breadcrumbs, ensuring they are well covered on all sides.

8. Heat the oil and butter in a pan. Add the panéd chicken to the pan and fry for 20-30 seconds on each side before transferring to the oven. Bake for 25 minutes.

9. Serve with pomme purée and braised cabbage.

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Serves: 2

Prep: 35 min, plus at least 4 hrs chilling
Cook: 40 min

Ingredients
2x chicken breasts

For the roux

25g Butter
1 shallot, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
1 bunch Parsley
50g Flour
150ml Milk
50ml double cream
100g roquefort or Stilton cheese