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Dairy Council

Young Cook Finalist Recipes

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Servings
Serves 4
Chef
Aoife Gormley
School
Assumption Grammar School, Ballynahinch
Teacher
Mrs Morton Key Stage 3

Ingredients

4 chicken fillets

4 slices of ham

400g Northern Ireland cheddar cheese, grated

4 slices of bread

28g flour

28g Northern Ireland butter

140ml Northern Ireland milk

1 egg

Servings
Serves 4
Chef
Aoife Gormley
School
Assumption Grammar School, Ballynahinch
Teacher
Mrs Morton Key Stage 3

Method

First, open your chicken fillet and stuff it with ham and some of the grated cheese.

Blend the bread to make breadcrumbs and then whisk your egg.

Put the flour, egg and breadcrumbs into three separate bowls. Cover the chicken fillet with each of these in turn, starting with the egg and ending with the breadcrumbs.

Next, put some oil (preferably olive) into a frying pan and when it?s nice and hot add the chicken. Fry until both sides are brown then put it into the oven at about 180ºC for approximately 15 ? 20 minutes.

To make your cheese sauce, put 1oz of butter in a pot and let it melt. Then add 1oz flour and the milk, constantly whisking all the time.

After this mixture thickens, add grated cheese and wait until it melts before serving poured over your fillets.

Serve with homemade chips and salad.