Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, lemon chicken (chinese style). One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Lemon chicken is quite a common dish in Chinese restaurants in India and it's always been one of my favorites. Although, I have seen the dish featured here in some Chinese places, it's not as common and popular as its sister dish, Orange. Chinese Lemon Chicken is a Chinese food favorite and one of my go to's because the sauce is so easy to make and has such a great sweet and sour flavor without needing all the red food coloring.
Lemon chicken (chinese style) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Lemon chicken (chinese style) is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have lemon chicken (chinese style) using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Lemon chicken (chinese style):
- Get MARINATE
- Take 2 tbsp soy sauce
- Make ready 1 pinch of salt
- Take BATTER
- Take 1 egg
- Prepare 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Take 1/4 cup water.
- Prepare 1 pinch of salt
- Take 1 pinch of pepper
- Prepare 3/4 cup corn flour
- Get SAUCE
- Make ready 2 tbsp lemon juice
- Get 1/4 cup sugar
- Get 3/4 cup chicken broth
- Make ready 1 tbsp corn flour
- Make ready 2 tbsp butter
- Prepare 3 slice lemon
- Take 1 yellow food coloring (optional)
- Make ready MAIN INGREDIENT
- Take 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast (cut into cubes)
The goal is to create a method with chicken that is crispy even after doused with the sauce, and the outstanding lemon flavor lingers on your palate. This Chinese lemon chicken is crispy battered chicken breast pieces smothered in a sweet and tangy lemon sauce. The first step to making Chinese lemon chicken is to batter and fry your chicken pieces. I use chunks of boneless skinless chicken breasts, but chicken thighs will also work just fine.
Steps to make Lemon chicken (chinese style):
- Marinate chicken with soy sauce and salt for 30mins.
- Mix all the ingredients for batter. If too runny, add some more corn flour. Mix it so that it will coat the chicken nicely
- Coat the chicken into the batter and fry it until golden brown. Don't overcook. Strain the oil, put it on top of kitchen paper. Wipe it if you hate oily food.
- For the sauce (you can make the sauce 1st while waiting for the chicken) : Melt butter under low heat. Pour chicken broth in.
- When boiling, add lemon juice and sugar.
- Dissolve corn flour with some water, pour inside sauce. Stir until it thicken. Add lemon slices and yellow food coloring (optional). Remove pan from heat.
- Serve with rice and stir fry veggies.
Chinese Lemon Chicken made with crispy fried chicken covered in an authentic, fresh lemon sauce. The ultimate Chinese Lemon Chicken Recipe which is way better than take-out. My family is obsessed with Chinese food. However, I don't like taking them to those places you find in the mall or quick. Add chicken and toss until coated.
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