Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Lemon Chicken


On Sunday I made this dish. I cut the recipe out from the newspaper.
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2 egg whites
1-1/4 lbs. chicken strips
1 onion thinly sliced
1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
juice from 1-2 lemons and rind from 1 lemon
1 TB rice wine vinegar
2 TB cornstarch divided
1/2 c. canola oil
1 clove garlic minced
2/3 c. chicken stock
1 TB soy sauce
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In med bowl whisk egg whites with 1 TB cornstarch.
 Add Chicken and toss well. Refrigerate 15 min.
 Heat oil in skillet until very hot. Add the chicken strips.
 Cook 2-3 min. or until golden. Remove to paper towels.
 Add onion, garlic and bell pepper to skillet. Cook 2 min.
 Add stock, 1 TB grated lemon peel, lemon juice,
 sugar soy sauce and rice vinegar. Dissolve remaining
 cornstarch in 2 TB water and stir into sauce.
 Cook 30 seconds or until thick. Add chicken and coat with sauce.
 Serve with rice.

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