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Honey lemon chicken is one of my favorites. To clarify, it’s a combination of two of my favorite recipes: honey chicken and lemon chicken. As a result, it’s no wonder that it’s a favorite of mine.
Crispy Honey Lemon Chicken
Imagine battered chicken fried to a crispy goodness and doused in a sweet honey and lemony sauce. Certainly, the thought of it is enough to set my mouth watering.
Cooking Tips
- The easiest way to fry the chicken is to use shallow frying.
- So, you don’t need a lot of oil. Just fry the chicken over medium heat until they become crunchy and crispy. On the other hand, it takes longer, but the result is rewarding.
This recipe is so easy to make, and has such a delicious result.
In conclusion, read on and make this recipe for a wonderful meal tonight!
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 272 calories per serving.
What Dishes to Serve with This Recipe?
For a wholesome meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
Honey Lemon Chicken
Ingredients
- 12 oz (350g) chicken breast, cut into thin strips
- oil for deep-frying
- 1 lettuce leaf
- toasted sesame seeds to garnish
Marinade:
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon corn starch
Honey Lemon Sauce:
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Frying Batter:
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (sifted)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken strips with all the ingredients of the Marinade for 10 minutes. Make the Frying Batter in a large bowl, lightly whisk the egg and mix the rest of the Frying Batter with the ingredients.
- The batter should not be lumpy, nor too runny, but smooth. Drop the chicken strips into the batter, mix well until they are all well coated. Mix all the ingredients in the Honey Lemon Sauce well and set aside.
- Heat up a wok with the oil on medium high heat. Gently drop the battered chicken strips, make sure it is spread out to prevent sticking together while frying. Deep fry the chicken strips to golden brown. Dish out and drain on paper towels.
- In a saucepan, gently pour in the Honey Lemon Sauce and bring to a light simmer. Give it a quick stir until the sauce bubbles. Remove from heat.
- Place the lettuce leaf on a plate, put the chicken strips on top and pour the Honey Lemon Sauce, and topped with sesame seeds. Serve immediately with steamed rice.
Nutrition
Superb just superb. Im an amateur chef of 13 and i just LOVE all ur recipes though this one is probably the best… thanks a lot. Also i like to add a splash of rice wine in the batter for a interesting taste.
Hi Percy, of course, rice wine makes everything better. I am glad that you love my recipes. Thanks so much!
The recipe calls for “all purpose flour” – would plain flour be the equivalent (in Australia)?
I think so.
The recipe calls for “all purpose flour” what would be the equivalent in Australia – plain flour?
I’ve made this recipe twice and it is absolutely delicious! Thank you!
Awesome Sherry. Glad that you love my honey lemon chicken recipe.
Hello Bee ! Very easy recipe for Honey Lemon chicken. Thank you for this . It looks delish. I am planning to make it tonight. Have a question to ask what can we use instead of all purpose flour in this recipe ? TIA :-)
You can just use corn starch.
Thank you so much for this recipe!
I really wanted to eat this dish tonight, I’m so glad I found your recipe, it was absolutely delicious. Thank you!
We eat gluten free, I know that when coming with gf flour we are to add an extra egg, but even with 2eggsI knew the batter wouldn’t coast all the chicken I had. If you’re like me and cooking lots of chicken because you know it’s going to be so yummy and a family of 5 will eat as much as there is to eat, 3 eggs works….
Thank you so much for including grams (g) in this recipe!
On e of my favourite American dishes! Always try and get this when I’m in the US.
Oh my god! Never thought about using honey when cooking. Will definitely try this. Sounds so yummy! xx
Sorry, I meant that egg is listed twice, once where it says ingredients and again where it says frying batter.
Ah I see, thanks for catching that. Updated. :)