Ed Smith’s recipes for garlic butter chicken balls, and lemon and sage piccata

2026-03-23 - 06:39

Self-saucing and served with orzo or butterflied, bashed and pan-fried – two succulent chicken breast dishes to get your juices flowing Conjure in your mind the heady hit of warm garlic butter as it spills out of a kiev, then transport that to soft, baked chicken balls and luscious, glossy grains of orzo, which effectively double as both carb and sauce. That’s what today’s first dish is! Then, a method of cooking chicken breast that’s speedy and succulent. It will become a favourite (if it’s not one already). Sage is not typically involved in a piccata, but I like how it imparts its flavours into the cooking fats and, subsequently, the pounded, dredged chicken, too. Continue reading...