Zesty Asian Lemon Chicken

Preparation:	20 min
Marinating/Waiting:	0 min
Cooking:	10 min
Total:	30 min

4
servings

Category:	Meats and substitutes
Subcategory:	Chicken
Source:	Sunkist

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Recipe ingredients

1 tsp. (5 mL) cornstarch*
2 tsp. (10 mL) fish sauce
3/4 pound (340 g) chicken breast*, cut into 1-inch (2.5 cm) cubes
1 Tbsp. (15 mL) Irresistibles olive oil*
1 tsp. (5 mL) butter*
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 stalk lemongrass, bottom 4-inches minced (about 1 tablespoon-15 mL)
2 walnut-sized shallots, thinly sliced
1 Sunkist® lemon, zested
Sauce
1/4 cup (60 mL) fresh squeezed Sunkist® lemon juice
1/4 cup (60 mL) chicken broth*
1/2 tsp. (2 mL) black pepper
1 Tbsp. (15mL) sugar*
2 tsp. (10 mL) cornstarch*

Preparation

I a bowl, combine corn starch and fish sauce.
Add chicken and stir to coat. Let stand for 10 minutes.
In a small bowl, combine sauce ingredients and stir until sugar is dissolved.
Place a stir-fry pan over high heat until hot.
Add oil and butter; stir until butter melts.
Add garlic, shallots and lemongrass, and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Add chicken and stir-fry until cooked through, about 4 minutes.
Add sauce and bring to a boil while stirring, until sauce thickens slightly.
Add lemon zest and toss to coat.
Source: Sunkist Growers Inc.
Recipe and photo provided by Sunkist Growers Inc. All rights reserved.

Suggestion

Origin: Thai

* We recommend Selection and Irresistibles products.

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