Lemon Chicken
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast or chicken tenders, cut into chunks
- 1/4 cup all-purpose unbleached flour
- Coarse salt
- 2 tablespoons wok or vegetable oil, 2 turns of the pan (preferred brand: House of Tsang)
- 1 tablespoon (a splash) white or rice wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup chicken broth or stock
- 8 ounces (1 cup) prepared lemon curd
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 1 lemon, zested
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced or 20 blades fresh chives, finely chopped
- Coat the chunked chicken lightly in flour, seasoned with a little salt.
- Heat a large skillet or a wok-shaped nonstick pan over high heat.
- Stir fry chicken until golden, 3 or 4 minutes.
- Remove chicken from the pan and return pan to heat.
- Reduce heat to medium.
- Add a splash of vinegar to the pan and let it evaporate.
- Add stock or broth to the pan and scrape up any drippings with a whisk.
- Thin curd by stirring in a little hot water.
- Add curd to broth and whisk to combine.
- Add chicken back to the pan and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes to thicken sauce and finish cooking chicken pieces through.
- 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.
- Serve with Special Rice, recipe follows.
- Cook's Notes: Wok oil infused with ginger and garlic is usually available on the International Foods aisle in many markets.
- Chicken broths and stocks are available in resealable paper containers, making storage of remaining product easy and on hand in the refrigerator; they are found in the soup aisle.
- Lemon curd is a sweet lemon spread available in most markets.
- It is on the jam/jelly aisle.
chicken, allpurpose unbleached flour, salt, vegetable oil, white, chicken broth, lemon curd, hot water, lemon, scallions
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/lemon-chicken-recipe.html (may not work)