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Crispy Chinese Lemon Chicken
5 from 9 votes

Crispy Chinese Lemon Chicken

This recipe for Crispy Chinese Lemon Chicken yields chicken coated in a crisp and crunchy batter, coated in a sweet and tangy lemon sauce.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 227 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese

Ingredients

Chicken:
  • 1 chicken breast cut into small pieces, large
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • ½ teaspoon salt sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Batter for chicken:
  • ½ C all-purpose flour
  • ¼ C potato starch or cornstarch
  • ¼ C rice flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt sea salt
  • ¾ C water cold
For frying:
  • peanut oil or high smoke-point vegetable oil
Lemon sauce:
  • lemon juice of 2
  • 3-4 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • ½ C chicken stock or cold water

Instructions

Season the chicken:
    Cup of Yum
  1. In a bowl, mix the cut chicken pieces with cornstarch, sea salt and black pepper.
  2. Let it sit for 15-20 minutes in the fridge.
Make the batter:
  1. In a mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, potato starch, rice flour, baking powder and sea salt.
  2. Add in the cold water and stir until combined.
  3. The batter should be slightly thick, but smooth and gloopy.
Fry the chicken:
  1. Heat up a pot of frying oil over medium high heat, until it reaches a temperature reaches 375F.
  2. Coat pieces of chicken in the batter and carefully drop into the hot frying oil.
  3. Fry in batches, for about 5-7 minutes, until crisp and golden in color.
  4. Remove with a slotted spoon an drain on paper towel.
  5. Repeat with the remaining chicken.
Make the lemon sauce:
  1. In a small saucepan, combine lemon juice and sugar.
  2. Bring to a simmer.
  3. Combine chicken stock and cornstarch in a bowl and add it to the lemon mixture.
  4. Bring to a boil and cook until the lemon sauce thickens.
  5. Give it a taste and adjust with additional sugar as needed.
Assemble: (just prior to serving)
  1. Add the fried battered chicken pieces into the lemon sauce and coat well.

Nutrition Information

Calories 227kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 30g (10%) Protein 11g (22%) Fat 11g (17%) Saturated Fat 0.3g (2%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g (2%) Monounsaturated Fat 0.5g (3%) Trans Fat 0.01g (1%) Cholesterol 25mg (8%) Sodium 688mg (29%) Potassium 251mg (5%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 7g (14%) Vitamin A 12IU (0%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 130mg (13%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 227

% Daily Value*

Calories 227kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 30g 10%
Protein 11g 22%
Fat 11g 17%
Saturated Fat 0.3g 2%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g 2%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.5g 3%
Trans Fat 0.01g 1%
Cholesterol 25mg 8%
Sodium 688mg 29%
Potassium 251mg 5%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 7g 14%
Vitamin A 12IU 0%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 130mg 13%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.