Chicken Piccata

I love chicken, but I always found chicken breasts to be difficult to work with because it get dry. While surfing several food blogs for chicken recipes, i found a couple of them had featured Chicken Piccata. I've never heard of this dish before. Chicken Piccata is a classic Italian dish that is supposed to be nearly foolproof. The chicken breast are sliced (butterflied) and flattened for faster cooking. This prevents from under cooking, as well as over cooking, because once the chicken is browned, it's done. My problem, this time, wasn't with the chicken, but with the sauce. I found it to be too sour. I started adding some sugar to the sauce, but a huge clumps fell out and i had to scoop the sugar out of the sauce. It was a bit of a disaster, but in the end, Kevin said he liked the sauce and I wasn't too impressed with it.

2-4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (1 1/2 pound total)
2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
1/3 cup flour
Salt and pepper
4 Tbsp olive oil
4 Tbsp butter
1/2 cup chicken stock or dry white wine
3 Tbsp lemon juice
1/4 cup brined capers
1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley

1. Cut the chicken breast halves horizontally, butterflying them open. If the breast pieces you are working with are large, you may want to cut them each into two pieces. If the pieces are still thick after butterflying, put them between two pieces of plastic wrap and pound them with a meat hammer to 1/4-inch thickness.
2. Mix together the flour, salt, pepper, and grated Parmesan. Rinse the chicken pieces in water. Dredge them thoroughly in the flour mixture, until well coated.
3. Heat olive oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet on medium high heat. Add half of the chicken pieces, do not crowd the pan. Brown well on each side, about 3 minutes per side. Remove the chicken from the pan and reserve to a plate. Cook the other breasts in the same manner, remove from pan. Cover with aluminum foil and keep warm in the oven while you prepare the sauce.
4. Add the chicken stock (or white wine), lemon juice, and capers to the pan. Use a spatula to scrape up the browned bits. Reduce the sauce by half. Whisk in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Plate the chicken and serve with the sauce poured over the chicken. Sprinkle with parsley.