FRAGRANT GINGER-LIME CHICKEN FINGERS
Whole Foods Market Cookbook by Steve Petusevsky & Whole Foods Market Team
Serves 4
Whoever created the chicken finger probably never realized it would become a culinary icon. Once you get a taste of the tart lime and fragrant ginger, we'll have you wrapped around the flavor of these fingers. They are "oven-fried" with hardly any oil. Oven-frying produces many of the same taste attributes of deep-frying—a crunchy flavorful coating with moist chicken underneath—because the crust seals in the natural juices.
1 clove garlic, minced (1/2 teaspoon) 1/4 cup lime juice 6 tablespoons plus 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger 1 1/2 tablespoons tamari 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil 1 teaspoon cornstarch 1/8 cup water 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch-wide strips 2 1/2 cups dried bread crumbs 1/8 cup black sesame seeds 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour 2 large eggs whisked with 1/2 cup water Canola or vegetable oil for spraying
In a large bowl, combine the garlic, lime juice, the 2 tablespoons ginger, tamari, sesame oil, cornstarch, and water to make the marinade. Marinate the chicken strips at least 4 hours in the refrigerator. In another large bowl, combine the bread crumbs, the remaining 6 tablespoons ginger, and the sesame seeds.
Preheat the oven to 450°F. Set up an area for breading the chicken: the flour in one bowl, the beaten eggs in a second bowl, and the bread crumb mixture in a third container. Coat the chicken in flour; tap off the excess. Then coat the chicken in the egg mixture, and finally coat with the bread crumb mixture. Place the chicken on a lightly oiled sheet pan. Spray the chicken with canola oil. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the chicken is golden brown.
PER SERVING: calories 190; calories from fat 45; calories from saturated fat 10; protein 15 g; carbohydrate 21 g; total fat 5 g; saturated fat 1 g; cholesterol 60 mg; sodium 310 mg; 24% calories from fat
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