Chinese Lemon Chicken
Servings: 2
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Crispy and juicy chicken pieces in a sweet and tangy lemon sauce. The ever-popular Chinese Lemon Chicken is just as easy to make at home. Try out this easy to cook recipe.
Ingredients
- 300 gms boneless chicken breasts
- Oil for deep frying
For the marinade
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/4 tsp black pepper powder
- 1 egg
- 6 tbsp cornflour
For the sauce
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp chopped ginger
- 1 tbsp chopped garlic
- 1-2 chopped green chillies
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp lemon zest
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp cornflour for slurry
- 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/2 tsp sesame seeds for garnish
Instructions
- To begin, cut the boneless chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces.
- Marinate with light soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt, black pepper powder, and an egg. Mix well and keep aside to marinate for 10-15 minutes.
- In the meantime, prepare the sauce mixture. Take a cup of chicken stock. If you do not have chicken stock available, mix one stock cube (Maggi Super Seasoning) in a cup of water.
- Add in honey, vinegar, light soy sauce, and sugar. Mix until the sugar dissolves. Keep aside.
- Add cornflour to the marinated chicken pieces. Mix until the pieces are well coated.
- Heat oil in a pan. Deep fry the chicken pieces until golden brown and cooked. Drain on a paper towel. Keep aside.
- To prepare the sauce, heat sesame oil in a pan.
- Add in chopped garlic, chopped ginger, and chopped green chillies. Cook for a minute or two. Do not brown.
- Add in the sauce mixture. Cook for a few minutes until the stock reduces a bit.
- Add in lemon juice and lemon zest. Cook for a few more minutes.
- Add in a slurry of 1 tbsp cornflour mixed in 1 tbsp of water. Cook until the sauce thickens.
- Add in the fried chicken pieces. Mix until the pieces are well coated with the sauce. Cook for a few minutes.
- The Chinese Lemon Chicken is ready to serve. Garnish with lemon slices and sesame seeds.
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