Chinese Lemon Chicken

Name: Chinese Lemon Chicken
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300 gms boneless chicken breasts; as required Oil for deep frying; 1 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 tsp vinegar; 1/2 tsp sugar; 1/2 tsp salt or to taste; 1/4 tsp black pepper powder; 1 egg; 6 tbsp cornflour; 1 cup chicken stock; 2 tbsp honey; 1 tbsp vinegar; 2 tsp light soy sauce; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp chopped ginger; 1 tbsp chopped garlic; 1-2 chopped green chillies; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1/4 tsp lemon zest; 2 tbsp sesame oil; 1 tbsp cornflour + 1 tbsp water; 1/2 tsp salt or to taste; 1/2 tsp sesame seeds for garnish

Madhu Bindra @madhubindra

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Crispy and juicy chicken pieces in a sweet and tangy lemon sauce. The ever-popular Chinese Lemon Chicken is just as easy to make at home.

#cppassport
#cppchina

Crispy and juicy chicken pieces in a sweet and tangy lemon sauce. The ever-popular Chinese Lemon Chicken is just as easy to make at home.

Madhu Bindra @madhubindra

#cppassport
#cppchina

Crispy and juicy chicken pieces in a sweet and tangy lemon sauce. The ever-popular Chinese Lemon Chicken is just as easy to make at home.

#cppassport
#cppchina

Crispy and juicy chicken pieces in a sweet and tangy lemon sauce. The ever-popular Chinese Lemon Chicken is just as easy to make at home.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

2 people

300 gmsboneless chicken breasts
as requiredOil for deep frying
For the marination
1 tbsplight soy sauce
1 tspvinegar
1/2 tspsugar
1/2 tspsalt or to taste
1/4 tspblack pepper powder
1egg
6 tbspcornflour
For the sauce
1 cupchicken stock
2 tbsphoney
1 tbspvinegar
2 tsplight soy sauce
1 tbspsugar
1 tbspchopped ginger
1 tbspchopped garlic
1-2chopped green chillies
1/4 cuplemon juice
1/4 tsplemon zest
2 tbspsesame oil
1 tbspcornflour + 1 tbsp water
1/2 tspsalt or to taste
1/2 tspsesame seeds for garnish

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Cut the chicken breast into bite-sized pieces. To marinate the chicken, add in soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt, black pepper powder, and an egg. Mix well and keep aside to marinate for 10-15 minutes
2

In the meantime, prepare the sauce mixture. Take a cup of chicken stock. If you do not have chicken stock available, mix one stock cube (Maggi Super Seasoning) in a cup of water.
3

Add in honey, vinegar, soy sauce, and sugar. Mix until the sugar melts. Keep aside.
4

Add the cornflour to the marinated chicken pieces. Mix until the pieces are well coated.
5

Heat oil in a pan. Deep fry the chicken pieces until golden brown and cooked. Drain on a kitchen towel. Keep aside.
6

To prepare the sauce, heat 2 tbsp of sesame oil in a pan.
7

Add in the garlic, ginger, and green chillies. Cook for a minute or two. Do not brown.
8

Add in the sauce mixture. Cook for a few minutes until the stock reduces a bit.
9

Add in the lemon juice and lemon zest. Cook for a few more minutes.
10

Add in a slurry of 1 tbsp cornflour mixed in 1 tbsp of water. Cook until the sauce thickens.
11

Add in the fried chicken pieces. Mix until the pieces are well coated with the sauce. Cook for a few minutes.
12

The Chinese Lemon Chicken is ready to serve. Garnish with lemon slices and sesame seeds.