Chinese Lemon Chicken
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Chinese Lemon Chicken
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This Chinese Lemon Chicken is way better than take-out!
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Ingredients
- (4) boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite-size pieces)
- 3 large eggs (whisked)
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1/3 cup flour
- salt
Lemon Sauce:
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about 4-5 lemons)
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 Tablespoon vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 lemon zest (from one lemon)
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
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Instructions
To make Lemon Sauce:
- In a medium pot, add lemon juice, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and red chili flakes. Heat for 3 minutes.
- In a small bowl, whisk 1 Tablespoon of cornstarch with 2 Tablespoons of water to form a paste. Add to lemon sauce and whisk together. Continue to cook for 5 minutes, until the mixture begins to thicken. Once the sauce is thickened, remove from heat and add lemon zest.
To make Chicken:
- Place flour and cornstarch in a shallow dish or pie plate. Add a pinch of salt. Stir.
- Whisk eggs in a shallow dish. Dip chicken pieces in the egg mixture and then flour mixture. Place on a plate.
- Heat 2 -3 inches of oil in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Using a thermometer, watch for it to reach 350 degrees.
- Working in batches, cook several chicken pieces at a time. Cook for 2 - 3 minutes, turning often until golden brown. Place chicken on a paper-towel-lined plate. Repeat.
- Toss chicken with lemon sauce. You may reserve some of the sauce to place on rice. Serve it with a sprinkling of green onion and lemon zest, if so desired.
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Notes
- *If serving it with rice, you may want to make extra sauce. I would suggest 1 1/2 times the sauce recipe.
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