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Lemon Fried Chicken

December 02, 2013

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Lemon Fried Chicken

I’ve adored Eva Longoria since her debut on Desperate Housewives. She’s always stunning and so put together. Who would have thought she’s also a whiz in the kitchen? She actually released a cookbook back in 2011 titled, Eva’s Kitchen. While I haven’t purchased the cookbook, I did run across one of the recipes she included in it on the The Recipe Club  and decided to try it because it looked and sounded divine.

It’s a chicken dish she calls Lemon Fried Chicken. If I were to name it, I would call it Lemon Panko Chicken. The recipe calls for thin, tenderized pieces of chicken dredged in egg and panko, then pan-fried, sprinkled with salt and then soaked with lemon juice. The juice soaks through the crispy coating and adds excellent flavor to the chicken.

The first time I made this, my husband and I took our first bites and just looked at one another in amazement. This was definitely a winning dish. We’ve made it several times since then and it has definitely become a staple recipe at our house. I do the pan-frying of the chicken and he does the salting and lemon squeezing. We have a nice little assembly line for this dish. It’s so simple with only a few ingredients and I promise you, it tastes amazing!

Here’s what you’ll need to make your own:

Ingredients:

  • 3 lbs. thinly sliced chicken breasts
  • 4 large eggs
  • 4 cups Panko crumbs
  • Vegetable oil as needed for pan frying
  • Kosher salt to taste
  • 3 lemons halved

Instructions:

  1. Put the chicken breasts on a cookie sheet between two layers of plastic wrap and gently pound with a meat tenderizer until the breasts are about 1/8 inch thick,
  2. In a small bowl, beat the eggs. Pour the Panko into another large, shallow dish ( I used a pie pan).
  3. Coat the chicken on both sides with egg and then dredge both sides in the Panko. Place the chicken on a large baking sheet and continue with the remaining chicken.
  4. Line a large baking sheet with paper toweling. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat the oil and place as many pieces of chicken in the pan that you can without over-crowding. Fry for about 3 minutes on each side until golden brown.
  5. Transfer the pieces of chicken to the large baking sheet with paper toweling and immediately sprinkle with some salt and squeeze over a generous amount of lemon juice from a halved lemon.
  6. Repeat until all of the chicken is cooked, adding more oil to the pan if  necessary.

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  1. Ashley Coker says

    January 20, 2014 at 7:03 pm

    Side suggestions?

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    • Sara says

      January 23, 2014 at 10:44 pm

      Ashley, I often serve the chicken with steamed asparagus and baby red potatoes. I’ve also served it with green beans and rice!

      Reply
  2. Jess says

    July 3, 2014 at 2:32 pm

    I am making the chicken with lemon zucchini spaghetti… =)

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    • Sara says

      July 4, 2014 at 12:40 am

      Oooh, that sounds good, Jess! Hope you enjoy the chicken!

      Reply
  3. Vicky says

    July 7, 2014 at 8:55 am

    The recipe sounds like schnitzle. I may have to try this. Thanks.

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  4. Regina says

    September 11, 2014 at 6:28 pm

    Just made this! Absolutely delicious and super easy to make! Thanks!

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    • Sara says

      September 12, 2014 at 10:09 pm

      So glad you enjoyed it, Regina! It’s one of our favorites too!

      Reply
  5. Victoria says

    August 4, 2017 at 9:24 am

    Have you tried frying your chicken pieces in your air fryer???? If you haven’t, do you think it would work? I just got my af yesterday and d I saw your recipe for cooking a whole chicken – now I’ve got to try this recipe but I’d like to make it healthier by using the af!!

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    • Sara says

      August 8, 2017 at 10:25 pm

      Victoria, I use my air fryer for this lemon fried chicken recipe ALL THE TIME. It’s one of our go-to favorites. It will definitely work for your air fryer. I can’t wait for you to try it!

      Reply

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