Zesty Summer Chicken

Zesty Summer Chicken
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Zesty Summer Chicken a try. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 38g of protein, 5g of fat, and a total of 654 calories. 123 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. It is perfect for The Fourth Of July. Head to the store and pick up water, skin-on, ginger root, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the cornstarch you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Cornstarch Pudding as a dessert.

Instructions

1
Whisk the soy sauce, lime juice, sunflower oil, jalapeno pepper, garlic, ginger, coriander, brown sugar, and lime zest together in a bowl until the sugar dissolves.
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2
Place the chicken into a resealable plastic bag, and pour the marinade overtop.
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3
Mix to coat chicken, then seal bag, and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
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4
Heat a large, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
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5
Remove the chicken from the marinade, and shake off excess.
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6
Place into skillet, skin-side down, and cook until the skin crisps, about 4 minutes. Turn chicken over, and continue cooking on the other side until no longer pink in the center. Once done, remove the chicken and keep warm.
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7
Pour the remaining marinade into a skillet. Dissolve cornstarch in water, and stir into the sauce until thickened and clear. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 5 minutes.
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8
Serve chicken with sauce.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In2 hrs, 40 m.
Servings6
Health Score10
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