Traditional Ukrainian Dishes
Chicken Kyiv
The secret of Chicken Kyiv lies within the walls of its
crispy exterior — once sliced, out pours a pool of warm, herby butter.
Accounts vary on when and where chicken Kyiv first appeared, some
attributing it to a hotel in Kyiv and others claiming it is a riff on a
Parisian veal dish. Regardless of the dish origin, it became
a fine-dining staple in the United States in the 1950s.
In this traditional preparation, chicken breasts are pounded thin,
wrapped around a stick of chilled garlicky butter speckled with chives
and parsley, then rolled in breadcrumbs and fried. While the rolling and
chilling is fairly labor-intensive, the recipe saving grace is that most
of the work can be done in advance.