Honey Lemon Chicken
Posted by Trish | Under Dinner, Poultry Saturday Mar 29, 2008 Submitted by randilicious
Serves 4
Sauce Ingredients:
| 1 c. water | ½ c. sugar | |
| 1/3 c. distilled white vinegar | 1½ tbsp corn starch | |
| ½ c. honey | 1 c. orange juice | |
| 1 lemon |
Chicken Ingredients:
| 1 lb. chicken cut into 1½” strips | 3 tbsp all-purpose flour | |
| 3 tbsp corn starch |
Rest Ingredients:
| 2 cloves garlic, minced | 10 sticks asparagus, cut into 2″ strips | |
| 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil | 1½ c. steamed white rice |
1. For sauce: In a medium sauce pan over medium heat, mix water & corn starch until well blended. Stir in sugar, vinegar, orange juice, & honey. Squeeze in 1 lemon. Heat over medium heat for approximately 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it reaches a syrup consistency. Set sauce aside.
2. For chicken: Mix together 3 tbsp flour & 3 tbsp corn starch. Dredge chicken strips in flour/corn starch mixture until each chicken strip is well coated. Set aside chicken.
3. Prepare rice in rice cooker, & set aside.
4. In a wok or saucepan, heat olive oil. When oil is hot, toss in garlic. Add chicken & fry in garlic & oil.
5. Stir in asparagus & hear with chicken for 2 minutes. Drain oil.
6. Pour sauce over chicken & asparagus. Serve over bed of steamed white rice.
