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🍽️ Chicken Breast in Lime Jelly

258 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 800 g chicken breast fillet (4 chicken breast fillets)
• salt
• pepper
• 1 tbsp sunflower oil
• 2 limes
• 3 sheets white gelatin
• 125 ml classic vegetable broth
• 1.5 tbsp soy sauce
• 1.5 tsp liquid flower honey

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the chicken breast fillets under running water.
2. 2. Pat the fillets completely dry with kitchen paper.
3. 3. Season the fillets evenly with salt and pepper.
4. 4. Heat the oil in a coated frying pan.
5. 5. Fry the chicken breast fillets over medium heat.
6. 6. Cook the fillets for about five minutes on each side until golden brown.
7. 7. Rinse the limes under hot water and dry them thoroughly.
8. 8. Finely grate the zest from one lime.
9. 9. Cut both limes in half.
10. 10. Squeeze the juice from the lime halves.
11. 11. Soak the gelatin in cold water according to package instructions.
12. 12. Remove the fried chicken breast from the pan.
13. 13. Let the chicken breast cool down on a plate.
14. 14. Pour the lime juice into the hot pan.
15. 15. Pour the broth into the hot pan.
16. 16. Bring the mixture to a boil while stirring.
17. 17. Strain the liquid through a very fine sieve into a bowl.
18. 18. Squeeze the soaked gelatin well.
19. 19. Dissolve the gelatin in the warm liquid.
20. 20. Add the soy sauce to the liquid.
21. 21. Add the grated lime zest.
22. 22. Season the sauce with honey.
23. 23. Stir all ingredients well together.
24. 24. Place the chicken breast fillets in a tightly sealing food container.
25. 25. Pour the lukewarm liquid over the fillets.
26. 26. Place the container in the refrigerator.
27. 27. Let the sauce chill until it has set.
28. 28. This process takes about three hours or longer.
29. 29. Slice the chicken breast for serving.
30. 30. Cut the jelly into small cubes.
31. 31. Serve the slices with the jelly cubes.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 258
• Protein: 48 g · Fett/Fat: 4 g · Carbs: 4 g