Chinese Lemon Chicken

Name: Chinese Lemon Chicken
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500 g Diced Chicken; 6 Large Spring Onions; 30 ml Sunflower Oil; 1/2 Bulb Garlic; 1 Cup Chicken Stock; Zest 2 Lemons; Juice of 4 Lemons; 2 tbsp Soy Sauce; 1 tsp Cider Vinegar (or any white vinegar); 75 ml Pure Natural Maple Syrup (or 16tbs Sugar/Alternative); 300 ml Water; 4 tbsp Cornflour; to taste Pepper; Knob Butter

Claire Dolci @cook_18138802

Cornwall

Very Lemony, with no refined sugar!

I LOVE a Chinese Takeaway but when it's suggested I cringe at the thought of it. The sauces are generally packed with sugar. So, I decided to make some Chinese recipes that do not contain any refined sugar.

Very Lemony, with no refined sugar!

Claire Dolci @cook_18138802

Cornwall

Very Lemony, with no refined sugar!

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Ingredients

500 gDiced Chicken
6Large Spring Onions
30 mlSunflower Oil
1/2Bulb Garlic
1 CupChicken Stock
Zest 2 Lemons
Juice of 4 Lemons
2 tbspSoy Sauce
1 tspCider Vinegar (or any white vinegar)
75 mlPure Natural Maple Syrup (or 16tbs Sugar/Alternative)
300 mlWater
4 tbspCornflour
to tastePepper
KnobButter

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Steps

1

Gently fry Chicken and Spring Onions in Oil
2

Add Garlic, Stock, Lemon Zest, Lemon Juice, Soy Sauce, Vinegar & Maple Syrup (or sweetener of choice)
3

Simmer on low heat for 5-10 mins.
4

Mix together Cold Water and Cornflour, then add to simmering pan. Stir and remove from heat when thickened.
5

Add Pepper to taste.
6

Stir in a knob of butter to add shine.
7

Serve with Rice or Noodles of choice (I always opt for Brown Rice varieties)
8

For future recipes,you can adjust lemon, soy, syrup, pepper etc. according to your own taste!
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I don't eat sugar if I can help it but if eating sugar doesn't bother you, you can replace the Maple Syrup with around 200g sugar