Chicken Cordon Bleu Afritada Recipe
Chicken Cordon Bleu prepared with a Filipino-Spanish twist.
Preparation Time
20 min.
Cooking Time
1 hr.
Serving Size
5
Overview
Our Chicken Cordon Bleu recipe is sauce sarap thanks to DEL MONTE Original Style Tomato Sauce. Keep reading to learn how we make our Filipino-Spanish style Chicken Cordon Bleu.
Cuisine
Filipino
Categories
- Main Dish
- Chicken
- Del Monte Tomato Sauce
Ingredients:
- 500 g chicken, breast fillet
- 1 cup ham
- 1 cup cheese, melting
- 1 cup flour, all-purpose
- 2 pc egg
- 2 cup breadcrumbs
- 3 cup oil
FOR THE SAUCE
- 2 Tbsp oil
- 1/2 cup onion, red
- 1 tsp garlic
- 2 Tbsp patis
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 pouch DEL MONTE Original Style Tomato Sauce (250g)
- 1/2 cup carrot
- 1/2 cup potato
- 1/3 cup bell pepper, red
Preparation:
- Place the ham and cheese on the chicken breast. Roll tightly and make sure edges are sealed properly with toothpicks.
- Dust the chicken with flour, dip in eggs, and cover with breadcrumbs.
- Deep fry until golden brown.
- For the sauce: Sauté the onion and garlic in oil. Add the patis, water, and DEL MONTE Original Style Tomato Sauce; bring to a boil. Add the carrots and potatoes, simmer for 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add the bell pepper and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Add the cooked chicken rolls and simmer for 5 minutes.
Lusog Notes
This nutritious dish is high in iron which is needed for normal metabolism. It also has vitamin A that helps resist infections and maintain healthy skin and niacin that supports the nervous system and digestive tract.
Chef`s Tip
Chicken should always be eaten fully cooked. Since the chicken cordon bleu rolls are thick, frying alone might not fully cook the chicken. Be sure to simmer the chicken in the sauce to cook the rolls through and at the same time allow the rolls to absorb the sauce.
Cooking Skills Needed
- Mixing
- Deep Frying
- Pounding
Cooking Tools Needed
- Casserole
- Pot
- Chopping Board