Lemon Chicken with Bok Choy
- Yield: 4 servings
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
A quick and easy date-night or dinner-party dish that is so doable even a novice cook can handle it.
Ingredients
- 4-- chicken breast halves, boneless and skinless, pounded to 1/3-inch thickness
- 3-- eggs
- 1/2cup flour
- 1/2cup cornstarch
- 2teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/2cup canola oil
- 6stalks bok choy
- 1/2cup lemon juice (from about 3 large lemons)
- 1tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1/3cup sugar
- 1tablespoon sugar
- 1/4cup water
- 2tablespoons water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200F. Line baking sheet with paper towels.
- In shallow bowl, whisk eggs. In glass pie dish or other shallow baking dish, combine flour and ½ cup cornstarch. Dip chicken into beaten eggs; drain off excess. Toss chicken in flour-cornstarch mixture and coat well. Transfer chicken to plate and set aside.
- In straight-sided sauté pan, warm canola oil. Add chicken to pan, in batches if necessary, and fry until golden brown, crispy and cooked through, about 7 to 8 minutes, turning. Transfer chicken to prepared baking sheet; place in warmed oven.
- Prepare bok choy by steaming over boiling water about 3 – 4 minutes.
- Make lemon sauce by combining in small saucepan lemon juice, vinegar, sugar and ¼ cup water. Place over low heat and cook, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved, about 2 – 3 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 1 – 2 minutes. In small bowl, whisk together 2 teaspoons cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water. Whisk cornstarch mixture into the sauce; cook until sauce boils and thickens about 2 – 3 minutes.
- In large fry pan over medium heat, warm lemon sauce. Add chicken; turn to coat lightly with the sauce. Transfer chicken to cutting board and cut into ½ inch slices.
- Place bok choy stalks on platter. Place chicken pieces on top of bok choy; drizzle remaining sauce over chicken.
From the Williams-Sonoma Kitchen
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 650
- Glycemic Load 13.56
- Fat 35g
- Saturated Fat 4g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 9g
- Monounsaturated Fat 20g
- Cholesterol 215mg
- Sodium 135mg
- Potassium 380mg
- Carbohydrate 51g
- Fiber 1g
- Sugars 21g
- Protein 33g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Vitamin A 25%
- Vitamin C 35%
- Calcium 6%
- Iron 15%