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.
Lemon Chicken
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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
1
Julienne the lemon zest, and squeeze out the lemon juice.
Step 2
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
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
4
In a mixing bowl, marinate the chicken breasts with salt, Shaoxing wine, black pepper powder, cornstarch, custard powder, and egg.
Step 5
5
Coating: Put starch in the tray so that each piece of chicken can be evenly coated with starch.
Step 6
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
7
Re-fry quickly until golden. Remove and drain with a strainer.
Step 8
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
9
Pour the sauce over chicken. Serve immediately.
Step 10
10
Enjoy!
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