Lemon Chicken Bites

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless chicken thighs
• chives, chopped for garnish (optional)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 cups panko breadcrumbs
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 1 cup lemon juice (approx. six medium lemons)
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest, grated
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 4 drops yellow food coloring (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cut chicken in bite size pieces.
• 2 combine marinade ingredients.
• 3 marinate chicken for at least fifteen minutes.
• 4 in the meantime, preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 5 also in the meantime, mix the panko and sesame seeds in a gallon ziploc bag and mix well.
• 6 add the chicken and close bag. shake vigorously to coat all pieces.
• 7 arrange coated pieces on a baking sheet.
• 8 bake 20 minutes.
• 9 in the meantime, combine together sauce ingredients in a medium saucepan. stir constantly as it comes to a boil; as soon as it boils, remove from heat or reduce to low if serving warm.
• 10 after chicken pieces are baked, use a spatula to put batches in the saucepan and coat with sauce. move coated pieces to your serving platter.
• 11 sprinkle chives over the top for garnish (if desired) and serve with frilly toothpicks.