cilantro lime chicken

Name: Cilantro Lime Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 pound(s) boneless skinless chicken breast; 2 small onions; 1 or 2 small jalapeno peppers; 1 small piece fresh ginger (1 inch long); 1 large lime; 2 tablespoon(s) vegetable oil; 2 tablespoon(s) chopped fresh cilantro; 2 tablespoon(s) soy sauce; 1 or 2 teaspoon(s) sugar; - hot cooked rice; - cilantro sprigs, lime zest and red chili pepper strips for garnish

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Private Recipe by

Russ Myers

@Beegee1947

Necedah, WI

Cilantro is an herb that looks like flat leaf parsley, but it's zesty flavor is unique. Cilantro can be found at many large supermarkets or at a Mexican specialty food shop

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(2 ratings)

yield 4 serving(s)

prep time 20 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Stir-Fry

Ingredients For cilantro lime chicken

1 lb

boneless skinless chicken breast
2 sm

onions
1 or 2 sm

jalapeno peppers
1 sm

piece fresh ginger (1 inch long)
1 lg

lime
2 Tbsp

vegetable oil
2 Tbsp

chopped fresh cilantro
2 Tbsp

soy sauce
1 or 2 tsp

sugar
hot cooked rice
cilantro sprigs, lime zest and red chili pepper strips for garnish

How To Make cilantro lime chicken

1
Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Cut each chicken breast halt into 6 pieces. Cut each onion into 8 wedges. Cut jalapeno crosswise into slices. Cut ginger into thin slices

2
Remove 3 strips of peel from the lime with a vegetable peeler. Cut lime peel into very fine shreds. Juice lime; measure 2 tablespoons juice.
3
Heat the wok over medium high heat until hot. Drizzle oil into wok and heat 30 seconds. Add chicken, jalapeno and ginger. Stir fry about 3 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in the center. Reduce heat to medium
4
Add onions to the wok; stir fry 5 minutes.
5
Add lime peel, lime juice and cilantro to chicken mixture; stir fry 1 minute. Add soy sauce and sugar to taste; stir fry until well mixed and heated through. Transfer to a serving dish. Serve with rice. Garnish, if desired.
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