Ingredients

The following ingredients have 9 Servings
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup small diced red, yellow or orange bell pepper, but not green
  • 1 cup small dice onions
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning such as Bells
  • 2 tablespoons fresh garlic, minced fine
  • ½ cup crushed Ritz crackers
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup fresh Italian flat leaf parsley chopped fine
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 shakes Tabasco sauce (optional)
  • ½ cup seasoned bread crumbs
  • 2 whole eggs, beaten
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons oil for frying, divided
  • 2 tablespoons butter for frying, divided

Instruction

  • Place breast meat and thigh meat in a food processor and process until the meat is ground down to about pea sized pieces. Try not to over process. Divide the mixture in half.
  • In a large sauté pan, melt butter and over medium heat, sauté peppers, onions, pepper flakes and poultry seasoning for four minutes. Add garlic and cook for one more minute.
  • Add half of the ground chicken meat and stir and cook until cooked through, about three minutes. Set aside to cool completely.
  • In a large bowl place crackers, mayonnaise, parsley, salt, pepper Tabasco, bread crumbs, eggs and mustard. Mix to combine.
  • Add raw chicken and cooled mixture from sauté pan and mix.
  • Form the mixture into 18 balls and press to a disc shape and place on a tray lined with parchment paper. Place in the refrigerator to firm up for at least 30 minutes
  • Heat a large flat griddle pan over medium heat and add half the oil and half the butter. Once melted, place half the chicken cakes into the pan. Fry for about 3-4 minutes per side. Since we are dealing with raw chicken, I inserted a probe thermometer into the side of one of the cooked cakes to make sure it was at least 150 degrees F before removing to a platter. Repeat for second batch.
  • Alternatively, if you have two griddle pans or a large griddle you can cook all at once.