Airfryer Chicken Role a la Saltimbocca
Get ready for the ultimate comfort food! This recipe transforms simple chicken breast into an incredible, flavor-packed dish wrapped in its own crispy, golden skin. Infused with the bold, aromatic punch of fresh sage and paired with seasoned roasted potatoes, it is the perfect dish for a beautiful dinner evening with friends.
Equipment
- 1 cutting board
- 1 sharp knife
- 1 plastic bag
- 1 meat mallet
- 1 cheese scraper
- 1 air-fryer
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken breast with skin, without bones (appr. 500 gr / 1.1 lbs.)
- 4 slices Prosciutto
- Some Pecorino cheese
- Salt
- Pepper
- 500 gr (1.1 lbs) fresh (new) potatoes
- ½ tsp sweet paprika powder
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Remove the skin from the chicken breast carefully and set aside. If there still are bones attached to the meat, remove them carefully.1 whole chicken breast
- Separate the breasts to be two pieces and cut lengthwise with a sharp knife to make each breast one large, evenly thick filet. Add the fillets one by one into a plastic bag and proceed with a meat mallet to make evenly thin slices. Spread the slices carefully on a board.
- Using a cheese scraper, scrape off several pieces of the Pecorino cheese and spread on top of the meat. Then add on each fillets two slices of Prosciutto side by side. Add some sage at the one end of the fillets and role up tightly.Some Pecorino cheese, 4 slices Prosciutto
- Spread the chicken skin evenly on the board and cut lengthwise into halves. Wrap the roles as tightly as possible with the skin. Spray some vegetable oil over the roles. Then season with salt and pepper. Place the chicken roles into the air-fryer.Salt, Pepper
- Wash the skin of the potatoes with a brush under the running water tap to remove all dirt. Cut the potatoes into halves and then into cubes. Add the potatoes in a large bowl.500 gr (1.1 lbs) fresh (new) potatoes
- Add appr. 1 Tbsp of vegetable oil, season with salt, sweet paprika powder, onion powder and garlic powder. Mix well.½ tsp sweet paprika powder, ¼ tsp onion powder, ¼ tsp garlic powder, 1 Tbsp olive oil
- Place the the potatoes next to the chicken roles into the air-fryer (optional cook the potatoes separately in the second drawer)
- Cook at 195°C (385℉) for 30-40 minutes or until the meat has reached the core temperature of 90°C (195℉), using a cooking thermometer to control.
- Shake the potatoes at least once after app. 15 minutes of the cooking time to brown evenly. If necessary repeat while checking on the meat’s temperature.