Rooster Saltimbocca

Who’s prepared for a Roman vacation? As a result of rooster saltimbocca is an Italian basic! To make it, juicy rooster cutlets are topped with sage and prosciutto, pan-fried, and completed with a deliciously buttery wine sauce. All it takes is half-hour!

This saltimbocca recipe is a restaurant favourite that’s straightforward to make at dwelling, similar to my Rooster Cacciatore and creamy Rooster Madeira! 

This rooster saltimbocca (pronounced “sal-tim-bo-kah”) is a fast do-it-yourself model of a dish I at all times order at our native Italian restaurant down the road. My husband loves Italian meals, and their saltimbocca is one in all his favorites, so I wished to convey this beloved dish dwelling.

On this recipe, juicy rooster is topped with citrusy sage leaves, wrapped in salty Italian prosciutto, dredged, and seared earlier than it’s served with a buttery pan sauce. You want just one skillet, and the entire thing comes collectively in half-hour or much less. 

What Is Rooster Saltimbocca? (And Why You’ll Love It!)

• Traditional Italian cooking. Saltimbocca is a basic Italian recipe constituted of veal cutlets and sage wrapped in prosciutto and pan-fried. I exploit rooster breast, not veal, to make this recipe extra approachable. However the flavors are simply pretty much as good, particularly while you add the pan sauce!
• Savory, buttery, tangy. I really like the refined mintiness of the sage leaves in opposition to the saltiness of the cured meat and the butteriness of the sauce. White wine makes the sauce a bit of tangy, too, so the mixture of flavors is solely *chef’s kiss*.
• Fast and straightforward. All you want is half-hour and one pan. Saltimbocca is the right dinner for 2 (good day, date night time!) and it’s additionally straightforward to scale up the recipe every time we entertain. Between the title and the style, rooster saltimbocca sounds fancy, however it’s ridiculously easy to make.

What You’ll Want

I believe what I really like most about Italian cooking, and particularly recipes like rooster saltimbocca, is the way you want so few substances to pack ALL that taste onto a plate.

I’ve included some recipe notes right here. Scroll to the printable recipe card under the put up for a full substances record with quantities.

• Rooster – Rooster breasts are best to wrap, however boneless rooster thighs will work too. In fact, if you will get your fingers on some veal cutlets, you may at all times make this saltimbocca recipe the normal method.
• Sage – Contemporary sage leaves are a should. You’ll discover sage within the grocery retailer subsequent to the opposite contemporary herbs (until you’re fortunate sufficient to develop it in your backyard).
• Prosciutto – Prosciutto crudo is Italian dry-cured ham that often comes thinly sliced. Ask your native deli counter when you can’t discover it available. In a pinch, you may wrap your rooster with one other cured meat, like capicola, serrano ham, and even bacon.
• Flour – Common all-purpose flour is okay or you need to use your selection of gluten-free flour. I’ve used coconut flour and beloved it.
• Olive Oil – Select a pleasant high quality additional virgin olive oil for pan-searing.
• Butter – Salted or unsalted.
• Garlic – Please persist with freshly minced garlic for this recipe.
• White Wine – Ensure to make use of a dry white, like Pinot Grigio or Chardonnay. An alternative choice is to make use of Madeira or Marsala wine (each are Italian fortified wines) or dry sherry as an alternative. For those who’d fairly skip the alcohol, use rooster inventory.
• Rooster Inventory – I wish to prepare dinner with low-sodium rooster broth so I can management the saltiness higher. Vegetable inventory additionally works.

Easy methods to Make Rooster Saltimbocca

Rooster saltimbocca is ready in a really comparable type to different Italian favorites like rooster piccata or rooster marsala. The rooster will get pounded skinny, dredged in flour, and pan-seared. On this case, we’ll smother it with prosciutto first. However the steps are simply as straightforward:

• Prep the rooster. First, you’ll need to pound the rooster to a fair thickness so it cooks evenly. Season the rooster on each side and organize 4 sage leaves over every breast, adopted by a few slices of prosciutto. One by one, dredge the rooster breasts calmly in flour.
• Pan-fry. Sear the rooster, prosciutto aspect down, in a scorching skillet with oil. After 3 minutes, flip, and prepare dinner for one more 3 minutes till the cutlets are cooked by way of.

Make the Pan Sauce

Now, it’s time to show all these leftover caramelized bits right into a flavorful white wine and butter sauce:

1. Make the sauce. Set the rooster apart on a plate. In the identical skillet, soften butter after which sauté the garlic for a minute. Deglaze the pan with wine, add rooster inventory, and let that simmer till it thickens.
2. Serve. When your sauce is prepared, drizzle it over the rooster, and serve! See additional on for simpler serving recommendations.

What to Serve With Saltimbocca

I really like rooster saltimbocca with a lightweight and straightforward aspect of steamed or grilled asparagus or a aspect of inexperienced salad or zucchini salad. For a stick-to-your-ribs dinner, saltimbocca goes nice with mashed potatoes or a platter of Vesuvio potatoes, and I’ll begin the meal with a comfortable bowl of creamy tortellini soup.

And if it’s date night time in, we’re undoubtedly ending with a scoop of tiramisu ice cream!

Incessantly Requested Questions

Storing and Reheating Leftovers

• Refrigerate. Leftover rooster saltimbocca might be saved with the sauce in an hermetic container within the fridge for 3-4 days. 
• Reheat. I wish to reheat saltimbocca in a lined saucepan on the stovetop or a 400ºF oven underneath foil in order that it doesn’t dry out. You need to use the microwave, however the texture isn’t fairly as good.
• Freeze. Freeze the rooster and the sauce in a freezer-safe container or freezer bag for as much as 3 months and thaw within the fridge earlier than reheating.

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