Buddy's crispy chicken

Ingredients
- 150g wholemeal bread
- ½ a clove of garlic
- 2 x 120g free-range skinless chicken breasts
- olive oil
- 1 lemon
- optional: ½ a bunch of fresh thyme (15g)
- 2 teaspoons runny honey
Instructions
- 1
Tear the bread into a food processor. Peel and add the garlic, then blitz into fairly fine crumbs.
- 2
Place the chicken breasts between 2 large sheets of greaseproof paper, then wash your hands.
- 3
Whack the chicken breasts with a rolling pin or the base of a large non-stick frying pan to flatten them to about 1cm thick. That's the fun bit!
- 4
Now lift up the chicken, pour half the breadcrumbs onto the paper, put the chicken back and scatter the rest on top. Roughly pat them on, then re-cover with the paper and wash your hands.
- 5
Whack the chicken again, to hammer the crumbs into it and help them stick.
- 6
Put the pan you used to bash the chicken on a medium heat. Once hot, pour in 1 tablespoon of oil, then fry the crumbed chicken for 3 minutes on each side, or until crisp, golden and cooked through.
- 7
Remove the cooked chicken to a board, and squeeze over a little lemon juice. Use the thyme as a brush to spread the honey evenly over the chicken (or drizzle over), then slice the chicken 1cm thick. I like to serve it with a colourful chopped salad.




