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Recipe Lemon Grass Szechwan Chicken (Chicken)
Home Cooking Recipes
Required Ingredients:
- 1 cup water, divided
- 4 stalks McCormick® Gourmet Collection® Lemon Grass
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (about 1 lime)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® Gourmet Collection® Szechwan Seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 cups hot cooked rice
Preparing/Cooking:
- Microwave 1/2 cup water in a glass bowl at HIGH 1 minute.
- Cut lemon grass into 1-inch pieces; add to water, cover and let stand 5 minutes.
- Process lemon grass mixture, lime juice, sugar, Szechwan seasoning and salt in a food processor or blender 30 seconds or until blended.
- Place chicken in a shallow dish or self-closing plastic bag; add lemon grass mixture.
- Cover and let stand 15 minutes.
- Remove chicken from marinade, reserving marinade.
- Cook chicken in hot oil in a large skillet over medium heat 7-9 minutes on each side or until done.
- (Be careful not to over-brown chicken).
- Remove from skillet; set aside.
- Add reserved marinade to skillet and cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes.
- Mix remaining 1/2 cup water and cornstarch; stir into marinade and cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes or until slightly thickened.
- Pour glaze through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a bowl, discarding solids.
- Serve chicken over rice; pour glaze over chicken.
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