4.6 from 141 votes
Sticky Chinese Lemon Chicken
Easy healthy Sticky Chinese Lemon Chicken with a sticky lemon honey and garlic sauce is a tasty, better than takeout 30 minute meal!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 594 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- 1-2 pounds chicken tenderloin
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- ¼ cup white cooking wine or chicken broth
- ⅓ cup corn starch
- ½ cup vegetable oil or canola oil
Sauce
- 1 cup chicken broth
- ⅓ cup soy sauce
- Juice of 2 lemons (about 4 tablespoons)
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- ¼ cup sugar
- 4 tablespoons honey
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- 4 tablespoons cold chicken broth or water
- 3 tablespoons corn starch
- thinly sliced green onions and sesame seeds for garnish
- cooked white, brown, or fried rice for serving https://www.lecremedelacrumb.com/best-fried-rice/
Instructions
- Chop chicken into 1 inch pieces. Whisk together eggs, soy sauce, and cooking wine or broth. Add chicken and stir to combine. Cover and chill for 30 minutes. (see note)
- Transfer chicken pieces to a large ziplock bag and discard marinade. Add corn starch to bag, seal, and shake to coat chicken completely in the corn starch.
- Add oil to a large pan or skillet and bring to medium-high heat. Transfer chicken to pan, trying to arrange pieces so they aren't piled on top of each other. Cook for 3-4 minutes, then turn the chicken pieces and cook another 3-4 minutes until golden brown.
- Use a slotted spoon to transfer chicken to a paper-towel lined plate. Discard any excess oil in the pan and use a paper towel to wipe it out.
- Add broth, soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic, sugar, honey, and salt to pan and whisk to combine. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- In a small bowl whisk together broth (or water) and corn starch until dissolved. Add to boiling sauce, then reduce heat to medium-low and stir until thickened.
- Transfer chicken to pan and stir 2-3 minutes until hot throughout. Garnish with sesame seeds and sliced green onions and serve over cooked rice.
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Notes
- If you have the time to marinate the chicken for at least 30 minutes, I highly recommend it BUT, if you are running short on time you can cut that marinating time down to 5-10 minutes if needed!
Nutrition Information
Calories
594kcal
(30%)
Carbohydrates
47g
(16%)
Protein
30g
(60%)
Fat
32g
(49%)
Saturated Fat
24g
(120%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
154mg
(51%)
Sodium
2254mg
(94%)
Potassium
575mg
(16%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
30g
(60%)
Vitamin A
154IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
32mg
(3%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 594
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 594kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 47g | 16% |
| Protein | 30g | 60% |
| Fat | 32g | 49% |
| Saturated Fat | 24g | 120% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 154mg | 51% |
| Sodium | 2254mg | 94% |
| Potassium | 575mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 30g | 60% |
| Vitamin A | 154IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 32mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.