Shiso (Basil) & Lemon Rolled Chicken
Shiso (Basil) & Lemon Rolled Chicken

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, shiso (basil) & lemon rolled chicken. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Shiso (Basil) & Lemon Rolled Chicken is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Shiso (Basil) & Lemon Rolled Chicken is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

Originally, green shiso was used in place of basil, and has even been used in pizza toppings. Shiso seed pods (fruits) are called shiso no mi, and are salted and preserved like a spice. Shiso, otherwise known as perilla, beefsteak plant, Chinese basil, or purple mint, is a member of the Lamiaceae or mint family. For centuries, growing perilla mint has been cultivated in China, India, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and other Asian countries but is more often classified as a weed in North America.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook shiso (basil) & lemon rolled chicken using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Shiso (Basil) & Lemon Rolled Chicken:
  1. Prepare 2 Chicken Breast Fillets
  2. Prepare 200 g Chicken Mince
  3. Make ready Zest of 1/2 Lemon *grated
  4. Get 8 Shiso Leaves *OR a handful Basil Leaves, thinly sliced
  5. Make ready 1 clove Garlic *gated
  6. Make ready 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  7. Take Pepper
  8. Get 1 tablespoon Oil
  9. Take <Sauce Ingredients>
  10. Make ready 4 tablespoons Sake (Rice Wine)
  11. Get 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce
  12. Get 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
  13. Make ready 1 tablespoon Mirin *OR 1 teaspoon Sugar
  14. Get 1 teaspoon Potato Starch Flour *mixed with 1 tablespoon Water

I love red shiso because it adds color to the garden, as you can see in the picture below. One of the other nice things about red shiso is that it can be a perennial plant, depending. Shiso is a member of the mint family like basil and the flavor of basil is one of the flavor notes that will stand out to most westerners. There are also strong citrus, cinnamon and anise qualities, along with grassy undertones.

Steps to make Shiso (Basil) & Lemon Rolled Chicken:
  1. Combine Chicken Mince, Lemon Zest, Shiso (OR Basil) Leaves, Garlic in a bowl, season with 1/4 teaspoon Salt & some freshly ground pepper.
  2. Slice Chicken Breast Fillets in half and carefully flatten with a meat mallet to about 1cm thickness or thinner. Season the top with salt & Pepper.
  3. Spoon 1/4 of the mince mixture over chicken in a strip along a side. Roll up and secure the ends with toothpicks. Repeat to make 4 chicken rolls.
  4. Heat Oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat, place chicken rolls, seam side down, and cook until browned all over and the mince mixture is cooked.
  5. Transfer the chicken rolls to a plate and rest.
  6. While the chicken rolls are resting, add Sake, Soy Sauce and Mirin (OR Sugar) to the pan, cook for 1 to 2 minutes over medium heat. Add Lemon Juice and Potato Starch mixture to thicken the sauce.
  7. Remove the toothpicks from chicken rolls, slice thickly and serve with the sauce.

Shiso is a member of the mint family like basil and the flavor of basil is one of the flavor notes that will stand out to most westerners. There are also strong citrus, cinnamon and anise qualities, along with grassy undertones. Health benefits of shiso When Maxence and I went to Japan last year, one of the items I was determined to hunt down and bring back was a bag of shiso seeds to grow my own. Shiso (pronounced "she-so") is the Japanese name for an annual herb called Perilla, which belongs to the mint family. Other aliases include beefsteak plant (which makes little sense, if you ask me) or Japanese basil.

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