Meat & Poultry
Unsalted Butter

Pan-roasted Chicken With Lemon Butter Sauce

Pan-roasted to perfection and topped with a zesty, velvety lemon butter sauce, this dish is full of flavour. Made with our creamy SCS Butter, it’s an easy recipe that brings restaurant-quality taste to your kitchen.

Want to mix it up? Try this with turkey, pork chops, or sliced pork loin for a tasty twist.

Ingredients


  • 150gm

    SCS Unsalted Butter (Diced)

  • 4

    Chicken Breasts (Skin on)

  • 1 pkt

    Lemon Sauce

  • 4 tbsps

    Water

  • 1

    Zest of Lemon

  • 1 tsp

    Chives (Chopped)

  • 2 tbsps

    Extra Virgin Olive Oil

  • Salt & Pepper (To taste)

Directions


  1. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and leave aside for a few minutes.
  2. Prepare the sauce: In a sauce pot add in the lemon sauce and water.
  3. Heat and reduce by half.
  4. Lower the heat and slowly whisk in half the SCS Unsalted Butter a little at a time.
  5. Once the sauce has thickened and emulsified, do not boil.
  6. Add in the lemon zest and chopped chives. Season to taste.
  7. Prepare Pan Roasting Chicken: Pre?heat a frying pan till smoking.
  8. Put in the olive oil with a little of the butter.
  9. Add the chicken breast skin side down and cook for 3 to 4 minutes till golden brown. Do not crowd the pan.
  10. Turn the chicken over, lower the heat and add in the remaining butter. Cook for a further 3 to 4 minutes.
  11. Remove from the pan and let rest for a few minutes.
  12. Slice thinly and evenly and spoon the warm sauce all around.