Baked Lemon Chicken

By á-162246

Ingredients

• 4 boneless chicken breasts
• 1 egg white
• 1 t water
• 1/4 c flour
• 1 t baking soda
• 1/2 t cayenne
• Chinese Lemon Sauce
• Chopped green onions

Details

Adapted from bing.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cut breasts in half. Mix egg white and water in bowl. Add chicken and turn to coat. Let stand 10 minutes. Heat oven to 450. Spray nonstick cookie sheet . Remove chicken from egg white mixture; discard mixture. Mix flour, baking soda and red pepper in plastic bag. Add 1 chicken piece at a time. Seal and shake to coat chicken. Place chicken on cookie sheet. Spray with cooking spray about 5 seconds or until surface of chicken appears moist. Bake uncovered 20-25 minutes. Prepare Chinese lemon sauce. Let chicken stand about 5 minutes, and cut each piece crosswise into about 5 slices. Pour sauce over chicken.

Chinese Lemon Sauce
1/3 c chicken broth
¼ t sugar
1 ½ grated lemon peel
3 T lemon juice
2 T rice vinegar
2 T light corn syrup
1 clove garlic, chopped
¼ t salt
2 t cornstarch
2 t cold water

Heat broth, sugar, lemon peel, lemon juice, vinegar, syrup, garlic, and salt to boiling. Mix cornstarch and cold water; stir into sauce. Cook and stir about 30 seconds or until thick.
4 servings 250 calories