Lemon Chicken

Name: Lemon Chicken
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters chicken broth or stock; 680 grams chicken breast or chicken tenders, cut into chunks; 4 servings Coarse salt; 237 milliliters ounces prepared lemon curd; 1 lemon, zested; 1 Tbsp (1 tablespoon) white or rice wine vinegar; 2 scallions, thinly sliced or 20 blades fresh chives, finely chopped; 59 milliliters all-purpose unbleached flour; 2 Tbsps wok or vegetable oil, 2 turns of the pan (preferred brand: House of Tsang); 59 milliliters hot water

Lemon Chicken might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 477 calories, 39g of protein, and 17g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up unbleached flour, lemon zest, vegetable oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the unbleached flour you could follow this main course with the Strawberry Coffeecake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 25 minutes. Similar recipes include Butter Lemon Chicken and Lemon Herb Chicken, Lemon Chicken Scallopini with Lemon Garlic Cream Sauce, and

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Coat the chunked chicken lightly in flour, seasoned with a little salt.

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Heat a large skillet or a wok-shaped nonstick pan over high heat. Stir fry chicken until golden, 3 or 4 minutes.

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Remove chicken from the pan and return pan to heat. Reduce heat to medium.

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Add a splash of vinegar to the pan and let it evaporate.

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Add stock or broth to the pan and scrape up any drippings with a whisk. Thin curd by stirring in a little hot water.

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Add curd to broth and whisk to combine.

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Add chicken back to the pan and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes to thicken sauce and finish cooking chicken pieces through.

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Remove the pan from heat, add the scallions or chives and zest, and toss chicken pieces well to combine zest and scallions or chives evenly throughout the sauce.

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