Lemon Chicken

Hello everyone! I feel like I have been so bad about posting on my blog lately! It seems like every time I say I'm going to do it that night I end up doing something else! Well I have this lovely hour break between class and work so I might start working on my blog from campus haha!

Well speaking of campus it is my last semester of graduate classes! After this semester all I will have left is my internship! eek! I can't believe I am almost done. It is kind of overwhelming the thought of having to look for a job in a matter of months. Right now I am trying to focus on the three major tests I have to pass and then I will worry a little bit more about looking for a job. I don't know about any of you but I seriously HATE applying for jobs. So much anxiety. Even working on my resume makes me nervous because there are so many ways to do a resume! Ugh! At least this semester isn't looking like it will be too terrible class wise. I am talking research methods, gestalt therapy and my practicum class. Not to mention I will be in an elementary school one day a week observing and actually teaching/counseling students. Ok now I'm more nervous about the semester... Maybe I should just think about the delicious Lemon Chicken I made the other night for dinner.

I made this one night last week when my friend Elizabeth came over for dinner. I found the recipe of course on Pinterest. The website it actually came from is DisneyFamily.com. I have started looking at Pinterest to see what I want to make before I make my grocery list. Keeps me trying new recipes and helps me save money by not buying things I don't actually need. One of the reasons I loved this recipe so much is because of how light it is. When I saw that in called for frying the chicken I was a little nervous... but you don't really deep fry it so it is ok. It also reheats really well!

Lemon Chicken
Ingredients: 
- 2 large chicken breast fillets cut into bite size pieces
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2-3 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
- 4 thinly sliced scallions, to serve
- 1 large lemon, zest and juice (1/4 cup)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions 
1. Put the chicken in a bowl with the soy sauce. Leave to marinate for 30 minutes.
2. To make the sauce, whisk together the lemon zest and juice with the sugar, water and cornstarch in a small sauce pan. Bring to a boil, whisking constantly until thickened, then keep warm.
3. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large heavy-based saucepan. Whisk together the egg yolk and cornstarch in a small bowl to make a batter. Toss the chicken in the batter and fry for three to four minutes on each side until golden and cooking through.
     * I had issues at this step. When I mixed the egg yolk and the cornstarch it just made a gooey mess not really a batter. After talking to some people they suggested having them separate. Like dipping the chicken in the egg yolk and then the cornstarch. If you try it this way let me know which works best.
4. Transfer to a plate and spoon the warm lemon sauce over the chicken. Scatter the scallions over the dish before serving.

* I chose to serve the chicken over some angle hair pasta. The lemon from the chicken added a nice light lemon sauce also to the pasta. I also did not add the scallions because being on a tight budget I don't worry to much about garnish.

PS- I am running in my first 5K on Saturday!!! eeekkk I'm so excited and also very nervous. I am sure that I will be able to finish the race I just hope I don't trip.