Chinese Take-Away-Style Lemon Chicken
Chinese Take-Away-Style Lemon Chicken
Author: The Chef
Cuisine: American
Recipe type: Main dish
Ingredients
MARINADE
- 120 g (¼ lb) chicken breast, diced
- ½ lemon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon garlic, crushed
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
CHICKEN BREADING
- 50 g (½ cup) flour
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 50 g (1 cup) panko breadcrumbs
- 500 mL (2 cups) oil
LEMON SAUCE
- 60 mL (¼ cup) chicken stock
- ½ lemon lemon zest
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon water
- ½ tablespoon corn flour
Instructions
- Combine all marinade ingredients with the chicken breast and leave for 20 minutes.
- Coat the chicken breast first in flour, then eggs, and finally panko breadcrumbs.
- In a medium-sized saucepan heat the oil to 170°C (325˚F).
- Deep fry the breaded chicken for about 3-4 minutes until the coating is golden brown.
- In a small frying pan, combine the chicken stock, lemon juice, and sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil.
- Mix the corn flour with the water, then add the mixture to the frying pan to thicken the sauce.
- Add the chicken to the frying pan and coat with the lemon sauce.
- Serve on top of rice. (We garnished ours with green onions and sesame seeds.)
- Enjoy!
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Chinese Take-Away-Style Lemon Chicken
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Posted by Proper Tasty on Monday, May 28, 2018
