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- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- From: swelch@nas.nasa.gov (Shaun M. Welch)
- Subject: Fresh Lemon Chicken
- Message-ID: <CEwFuC.DF8@nas.nasa.gov>
- Keywords: chicken fast
- Organization: NASA Ames Research Center
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1993 18:11:00 GMT
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- This is a fast dish that is often requested by family and friends.
- It reheats well in the microwave and the aroma drives people at work crazy.
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- juice of 1 lemon
- 1/2 tsp lemon zest
- 2 quarter sized slices of ginger finely minced
- 1 clove garlic finely minced
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1/2 cup white wine or dry sherry (use chicken stock if preferred)
- 4 boneless and skinless chicken breast or thigh (serves 2 to 4)
- chopped scallion (green onion) or slices mushrooms are optional
- salt and pepper to taste
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- pound chicken flat
- heat a fry pan and add 1 tbl each olive oil and butter (or more to coat pan
- depending upon size being used - you're sauteing, not frying)
- lightly flour chicken and saute quickly till light golden on both
- sides (approx 3-4 mins each side for med to med high heat); add ginger,
- lemon zest, garlic, salt and pepper to the pan when you flip to side 2
- remove to warming plate in oven while finishing up
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- turn up the heat on the pan and deglaze with wine, chicken stock,
- and lemon juice; add scallion and/or mushrooms if used
- when reduced to half add the parsley and return the chicken and any
- accumulated juices to the pan for reheating; turning to heat through
- then serve immediately.
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- I usually serve this with some type of rice or grain pilaf and
- a simple vegetable or salad.
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- Total time for chicken prep start to finish is about 15 minutes.
- Kids love to pound the chicken, just place it between two sheets of
- plastic wrap to keep if from being sprayed all over the place.
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- This also works well with veal (use marsala or madeira or sherry)
- and pork (any of the previous wines or try using a port for a rich
- earthy flavor). Another option is to use lime or orange with a light
- touch of tarragon or basil.
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