Chicken Cream Chop/Breaded Chicken

Ingredients
4 pounds chicken breast
4 eggs
2 TBS water
3/4 cup flour
1 Tbs salt
1 tsp black pepper
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp Italian seasoning (optional)
2 cups bread crumbs
2 cups oil for frying (approximate)

Instructions

• Butterfly the chicken breast to make them thinner.
• Place the chicken on a cutting board and cover with a piece of plastic wrap. Pound the chicken with the textured side of a meat tenderizer until thin.
• Put the flour in a medium size bowl.  Add the salt, pepper, garlic powder and Italian seasoning and mix until well blended
• In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs and water.
• Set up your work area as follows in separate bowls/plates: chicken breast, flour mixture, eggs, bread crumbs.
• Start by dipping the chicken in flour mix, then eggs, and then bread crumbs. Set aside and repeat until all of your chicken is breaded.
• Put enough oil in your pan so it as least 1/4 inch depth. Heat until sizzling.
• Place chicken in the pan and flip when golden color (about 5-8 minutes). Cook the other side until golden. Remove from pan and put on a napkin to absorb extra oil.
• These are traditionally sliced and served in a sandwich or over rice.  

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