Breaded Lemon Chicken
Created by Blinky on December 12, 2014
- Servings: 3
- Prep Time: 25m
- Cook Time: 5-8m
- Recipe #16326
Ingredients
- FOR LEMON GLAZE
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 cup lemon juice (fresh)
- Lemon zest (from 1 whole lemon))
- 1 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger root (fresh)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- FOR CHICKEN
- 2 egg whites
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 3/4 pound boneless skinless chicken breast (tenderloins)
- Oil, for frying
- Garnish
- Green onion, chopped
How to Make
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TO MAKE THE LEMON GLAZE
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Step 1: In a saucepan, combine the corn starch with the lemon juice. Mix in the lemon rind, chicken stock, ginger and brown sugar; bring to the boil and cook for 1 minute stirring constantly until thickened. Set aside while preparing chicken.
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TO MAKE THE CHICKEN
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Step 2: Lightly beat together the egg whites and water in one bowl.
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Step 3: Then in another bowl, mix together flour, cornmeal, garlic powder, salt, pepper.
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Step 4: Dip the chicken in the egg white mixture, and then in the flour mixture to coat evenly.
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Step 5: Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan and fry the chicken until the juices run clear. Place in a large shallow bowl. Pour the lemon sauce over chicken.
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Step 6: Garnished with chopped green onion.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (207 g)
- Calories 385.7
- Total Fat - 5.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.4 g
- Cholesterol - 130.4 mg
- Sodium - 878.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 40.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.7 g
- Sugars - 4.8 g
- Protein - 41.9 g
- Calcium - 30.2 mg
- Iron - 2.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 9.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg