Chinese cuisine

Easy

Lemon Chicken

Name: Lemon Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 【Lemon Sauce】; 1 large Lemon, zested; 2 tbsp. Sugar; 0.25 cup White Vinegar; 0.25 cup Fresh Lemon Juice; 1.5 tbsp. Honey; 1 tbsp. Custard Powder; 【Chicken Marinade】; 1 lb. Chicken Breasts; 1 tsp. Salt; 1 tbsp. Shaoxing Cooking Wine; 0.25 tsp. Black Pepper; 1 tbsp. Corn Starch; 1 tbsp. Custard Powder; 1 Egg; 【Crispy Coating】; 6 cup Corn Starch

Chef John Zhang

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Crispy battered chicken pieces smothered in a sweet and tangy lemon sauce, this lemon chicken is easy to make and perfect for a weeknight dinner! It is one of Chef John’s most popular main dish chicken recipes.

Recipe

PRE TIME: 20 min

COOKING TIME: 10 min

TOTAL TIME: 30 min

2 SERVING

Ingredients:

【Lemon Sauce】
1 large Lemon, zested
2 tbsp. Sugar
0.25 cup White Vinegar
0.25 cup Fresh Lemon Juice
1.5 tbsp. Honey
1 tbsp. Custard Powder
【Chicken Marinade】
1 lb. Chicken Breasts
1 tsp. Salt
1 tbsp. Shaoxing Cooking Wine
0.25 tsp. Black Pepper
1 tbsp. Corn Starch
1 tbsp. Custard Powder
1 Egg
【Crispy Coating】
6 cup Corn Starch

Directions:

Step 1

Julienne the lemon zest, and squeeze out the lemon juice.

Step 2

Prepare lemon sauce: in a mixing bowl, add julienned lemon zest, sugar, white vinegar, honey, lemon, and custard powder. Stir to mix thoroughly.

Step 3

Cut the chicken breast into thin slices and use the back of the knife (or meat tenderizing mallet) on each piece to tenderize the meat.

Step 4

In a mixing bowl, marinate the chicken breasts with salt, Shaoxing wine, black pepper powder, cornstarch, custard powder, and egg.

Step 5

Coating: Put starch in the tray so that each piece of chicken can be evenly coated with starch.

Step 6

In a heated wok, deep-fry the chicken at an oil temperature of 300-350°F (150-180°C) until slightly golden. Remove from oil. Wait a couple of minutes before re-frying it (this is to let the oil temperature goes up a little).

Step 7

Re-fry quickly until golden. Remove and drain with a strainer.

Step 8

Pour the prepared lemon sauce to skillet, and cook 1 to 2 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened. Stir to loosen particles from bottom of skillet.

Step 9

Pour the sauce over chicken. Serve immediately.

Step 10

Enjoy!