※ Lemon Chicken



INGREDIENTS
  • 3 chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces or strips *
  • 1 egg (beaten)
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper

Sauce
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon cordial (optional)
  • 2 teaspoons chicken stock granules
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder / I used dehydrated granules as that's all I had
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice (I used more)
  • 2 tablespoons tomato sauce / ketchup
  • cornstarch, for dipping
  • vegetable oil (for frying)
  • lemon zest (optional) 

METHOD

Mix together the egg, 1T cornstarch, white pepper and soy sauce.
Place in a large size zip lock with the chicken and allow to marinade 10 minutes or more.
I marinated mine all afternoon. (4 hrs or so)

Heat oil in pan -- while it is heating dip each piece in additional cornstarch and place in frypan cooking till done and golden brown.

Sauce:
Mix first 4 sauce ingredients in a sauce pan.

Add water, juice, and tomato sauce whisking to prevent lumps.

I added cordial just before serving as I felt it lacked that sickly sweet lemon taste of store bought sauce. (you can leave it out) I also added some lemon zest to give it that real boost. 

Cook till thick and clear and serve with chicken over rice. 

* Allow 1 chicken breast per person

Comments

  1. These tasted amazing. And, were even better with the plum sauce which we had them with on Friday night. Nice work, Elle from Elle's Kitchen!

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