Easy Chicken Cutlets with Apples

Quick, easy, and kids love it. :) Good with rice or pasta.

Ingredients :

1. 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
2. ¼ teaspoon salt, or as needed
3. 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
4. 2 tablespoons cornstarch
5. 1 teaspoon salt
6. ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
7. 1 pinch white sugar
8. 2 tablespoons butter
9. ¼ cup medium sherry
10. 1 cup chicken broth
11. 1 Granny Smith apple - cored, peeled, and cut into 1/2-inch thick wedges
12. ⅓ cup light brown sugar
13. 1 tablespoon butter
14. 1 dash Marsala wine

Directions :

1. Sprinkle chicken breasts with 1/4 teaspoon salt, or as needed, on both sides. Place onto a rack, cover, and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Remove from refrigerator, and cut in half lengthwise on a slight diagonal to make 4 equal-size pieces. Place the chicken pieces between two sheets of heavy plastic (resealable freezer bags work well) on a solid, level surface. Firmly pound the chicken with the smooth side of a meat mallet to make 4 cutlets about 1/4 inch thick.
2. Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
3. Mix together flour, cornstarch, 1 teaspoon of salt, black pepper, and sugar in a shallow bowl. Place each cutlet into the flour mixture to coat; shake off excess flour. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet over medium heat until foam disappears, and gently lay the coated cutlets into the butter. Cook until golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Remove the chicken, and set aside on an oven-proof plate in the preheated oven to stay warm.
4. Pour the sherry into the skillet and bring to a boil, scraping and dissolving all the brown flavor bits from the bottom of the skillet. Cook until the sherry is reduced to half its volume, about 5 minutes, and stir in the chicken broth; add the apple slices to the skillet. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the apples are soft and the sherry mixture is reduced by half. Stir in the brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of butter, and the Marsala wine until the sugar is dissolved and the sauce is thick.