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Lemon Chicken

Little Grazers
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 600 g /21oz of chicken breast
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 tbs of cornstarch or tapioca or arrowroot powder
  • 1/2 tsp of baking soda
  • 2 tsps of avocado oil or other oil of choice
  • pinch of salt black pepper

for the sauce

  • 3 tbs of maple syrup
  • juice of a lemon reserve zest
  • 1/2 cup /120ml of chicken stock
  • 1 tbs of soy sauce tamari or coconut aminos
  • 1 clove of garlic crushed
  • 1 tsp of fresh grated ginger
  • spray oil

Instructions
 

  • Whisk together the egg white, cornstarch, baking soda and pinch of salt and black pepper.
  • Add the chicken and mix to coat.
  • Grate the zest from the lemon, and set aside.
  • Heat a non stick pan, add 1 tsp of the oil
  • Once oil is hot, add half the chicken and fry turning occasionally until golden.
  • Remove and set aside
  • Add the other tsp of oil and repeat with the other half of the chicken
  • Again remove and set aside with the rest of the chicken.
  • In a bowl whisk together the maple syrup, juice of the lemon, stock and soy sauce.
  • Spray the frying pan with spray oil and add the garlic and ginger
  • Fry for a minute of so, just to release the flavour.
  • Add in the sauce mix and heat until it bubbles and starts to reduce down
  • Add in the chicken and keep ladling over the sauce until the chicken gets a nice glaze of the sauce.
  • Add the reserved grated zest and sprinkle with a few sesame seeds.
  • Serve with your choice of sides

Notes

Gluten free - use tamari or coconut aminos instead of soy sauce