YIELD: 2 PEOPLE

Lemon Chicken Recipe

Lemon chicken recipe – Crispy fried chicken with zesty and citrusy
lemon sauce. Healthy, delicious, quick, and easy recipe to make at
home.

PREP TIME COOK TIME TOTAL TIME

10 minutes 10 minutes 20 minutes

Ingredients

10 oz. (300 g) skinless, boneless chicken breast/thigh, cut into

small pieces

1/4 cup cornstarch plus 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, sifted and
combine well

oil, for deep-frying

1/2 teaspoon white sesame

Marinade:

1/2 tablespoon soy sauce

1/2 tablespoon Shaoxing wine (optional)

1 tablespoon corn starch

Sauce:

3 tablespoons lemon juice

1 tablespoon sugar or more to taste

5 tablespoons water
 1 teaspoon corn starch

1 pinch salt or to taste

Instructions
1. Marinate the chicken with the Marinade, for 30 minutes. Mix all
the ingredients for the Sauce. Set aside.

2. Coat the marinated chicken with the corn starch and all-purpose
flour mixture. Heat up a wok with about two inches of oil. As
soon as the oil is fully heated, deep-fry the chicken until golden
brown. Transfer the chicken out to a dish lined with paper
towels to sock up the excess oil.

3. Add all the ingredients in the Sauce into a small sauce pan and
bring it to a quick boil. Transfer the fried chicken into the sauce,
stir to coat well with the lemon sauce.

4. Dish out, top with the white sesame, and serve immediately.
 Nutrition Information
Serving Size 2 people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 280

Total Fat 4g

Saturated Fat 1g

Cholesterol 91mg

Sodium 439mg

Carbohydrates 27g

Fiber 1g

Sugar 7g

Protein 31g

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