What side dish and wine will pair well with lemon chicken picatta?!
a bed of plain linguine (or angel hair pasta) and caesar salad on the side OR
(giada de laurentiis') angel hair with sun-dried tomatoes and goat cheese OR
(rachel ray's) red potatoes and thyme
Also, what wine would go nicely with this meal? My recipe for the lemon chicken picatta calls for a dry white wine. Should I just stick with this one? What do you think?
Answers:
I think the linguini would be nice, you can add a little bit of lemon zest and olive oil/butter to the linguini and then when you plate it add some grated parmesan cheese and maybe a tiny bit of diced flat leaf pasley to the top. The chicken and pasta would really go nicely with that caesar. Nice and puckery lemon! Some small bit of chocolate (like pots of creme - very easy) would be really nice to round things out. Pplus it is very romantic and small so you are not all bloated out
Wine - How about a nice chardonnay? Go to the grocery and look for something on sale that brings it down to 10-15 bucks. Like a Ch. St. Jean or a La Crema. Very nice. Nice and dry.
That would be a very special meal.
Also, when you do your picatta, if you do the chicken in flour (like a dusting), you can deglaze the pan with some cheaper white wine (like a cup or so) and then put the zest in that (along with a pat of butter if you like) and cook it down (with the chicken tented or in the oven keeping warm), cook the liquid down by boiling it down to half the volume and then dump the linguini in that and then plate the linguini, put the parm and parsley on that and the put the chicken on that.
Have a wonderful Valentine's!
I actually had chicken picatta not long ago and it was served with creamy mashed potatos!!! It was soooooooo good. Pasta is traditional, but since the picatta sauce has its own wonderful flavor, be mindful of having a pasta that will compete with the flavors. I'd also consider serving this dish with some roasted or lightly steamed fresh veges (if you roast, toss with olive oil, kosher salt and thyme)
As for wine, some folks might actually choose a red or rose for this dish! If that's true, then consider a nice sangiovese. For white lovers, choose a fruity sauvignon blanc.
I love it with some angel hair pasta, a nice Chardonay such as CakeBread, pairs well. Start with a bruschetta as an appetizer than a fresh salad.
pasta with peppers garlic something like that
and definitely want to go white on the wine so maybe a Riesling BV makes a personable we sell at the club