Roladka Drobiowa (Polish Chicken Roulade)
This dish appears on almost every Polish menu. I first had it on a golf outing. The club house restaurant at Amber Baltic served the chicken breast rolled around sliced mushrooms, chopped pickle and cheese. This recipe comes from Barbara Rolek, the Eastern European Food Guide on About.com. Barbara came across this recipe on a culinary vacation in Poland. This technique could be used with any combination of items that you like to have with chicken – green chilies, black olives, and cheddar – kind of a low-carb chicken enchilada. 🙂
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Roladka Drobiowa (Polish Chicken Roulade)
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 45 mins
- Yield: 4 roulades or 2 servings 1x
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: Polish
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound chicken breast (I used one whole chicken breast, both halves, after pounding it out, I cut it into 4 portions)
- salt, pepper, Maggi (Barbara used Vegeta, you could use Worcestershire sauce)
- bacon
- prunes
- flour
- canola oil
Instructions
- Pound the chicken (using a tenderizing mallet) to 1/4 inch thick
- Season with salt, pepper and Maggi (Yes, I know some say Maggi and Vegeta are just MSG)
- Cut into portions of a 5 or 6 inch square
- Place two prunes and a small piece of bacon on each portion (Next time, I’ll cook this bacon a bit first)
- Roll the chicken breast up around the filing, wrap with a slice of bacon and secure with toothpicks
- Lightly dredge in flour and allow the chicken to rest for at least 15 minutes. (You can prepare it to this point well in advance, keeping it in the fridge until your ready to cook and serve)
- Place enough oil in a pan to come at least half way up the roll
- Heat (I started out on medium-high and half way through the frying turned it down to medium)
- Cook 7 – 8 minutes on each side. Remove toothpicks before serving
Next time: Salatka Warzywna (Vegetable Salad)
An accountant by trade and a food blogger since 2009, Lois Britton fell in love with Polish cuisine during the years she lived in Poznań, Poland. As the creator of PolishHousewife.com, she loves connecting readers with traditional Polish recipes. Lois has a graduate certificate in Food Writing and Photography from the University of South Florida. She is the author of The Polish Housewife Cookbook, available on Amazon and on her website.
Jenn
It looks good Lois. That piece of bacon looks very appetizing :).