Limey's Chicken

 Since the beginning of the 19th century, it had been the practice of the British Royal Navy to add lemon juice to the sailors' daily ration of rum. The vitamin C prevented scurvy and made these sailors the healthiest of the time. "Lemon" and "Lime" were used interchangeably to refer to citrus fruits. So a common term for the British sailor became “Limey". That soon became extended to mean any British person.

In this simple dish we use limes to cut through and lighten what might have been a heavy dish. Chicken breasts, marinaded in low fat cream cheese, some red onion and the brightness of lime create a very pleasing way to present the lowly white meat of chicken.

Ingredients:

3 Chicken breasts

8 oz cream cheese (low fat) room temperature

1 TBS paprika

½ tsp Salt

½ tsp pepper

½ tsp oregano

1 egg

juice from 1 lime

Stir well until coated

cover and refrigerate for ½ hour.

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2 cups flour

1 TBS Old Bay

salt & pepper

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lime slices from 2 limes

instant mash potatoes

1 Lbs fresh asparagus.

Directions:

Cut the asparagus stem ends off, about half way, and soak in vinegar water while the chicken cooks.

Cut thee boneless/skinless breasts into thirds each.

 

 Set out the cream cheese to come to room temperature. Stir in the salt & pepper, garlic powder, and egg until well mixed.

Zest one lime and squeeze its juice into the mix.

Toss in the chicken pieces until well coated, cover and refrigerate for half an hour.

Chop the red onion finely.

Heat oil in large skillet and saute the red onion until starting to soften.

In an open faced bowl, mix 2 cups of flour, Old Bay, and salt & pepper.

Mix well. Shake, then dredge each piece of chicken in flour mix.

 

 Fry in hot oil for 5 mins, turn and the continue until chicken is nicely brown and reached 160 degrees.

Drain on plate lined with paper towels. Let sit while you prepare the asparagus or other green vegetable.

Rinse the spears off well and lay on paper towel in a single layer. Roll this up like a cake roll and run water over to dampen it. Lay on a microwave safe dish and cook on high for 3 mins. Unroll to serve with a pat of butter if you wish.

Make up the instant mashed potatoes.

Serve the chicken with lime slices.

What a bright summer dish for my Master.

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