Lemon Chicken
Lemon Chicken- easy and crispy chicken with tangy, sticky and sweet lemon sauce. This Chinese lemon chicken recipe is much better than takeouts and takes 20 minutes to make.
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
- 10 oz (280g) skinless, boneless chicken breast or thigh, cut into small pieces
- 1/4 cup cornstarch sifted and combine well
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- oil for deep-frying
- 1/2 teaspoon white sesame
Marinade:
- 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon Shaoxing wine optional
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Sauce:
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon sugar or more to taste
- 5 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 pinch salt or to taste
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken with the Marinade for 30 minutes. Mix all the ingredients for the Sauce and set aside.
- Coat the marinated chicken with the corn starch and all-purpose flour mixture. Heat a wok with about two inches of oil. Once the oil is fully heated, deep-fry the chicken until golden brown. Transfer the chicken to a dish lined with paper towels to soak up the excess oil.
- Add all the ingredients for the sauce to a small saucepan and bring it to a quick boil. Transfer the fried chicken to the sauce and stir to coat it well..
- Dish out, top with white sesame, and serve immediately.
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Notes
- To make crispy chicken, use a basic combination of all-purpose flour and corn starch.
- The lemon sauce for chicken should just lightly coat the chicken pieces so that every bite of is complete with a crunchy texture, perfected with a sweet, aromatic, and tart flavor from the lemony sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 2people | Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 439mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g