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David Murphy

Chinese Lemon Chicken

Ditch the takeout for this Chinese Lemon Chicken! Combine tender fried chicken and sticky honey lemon sauce. Garnish with a sprinkling of sesame seeds, sliced lemon, and green onions.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Recipes
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 338

Ingredients
  

  • 1 chicken breast cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 egg beaten
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ¾ cup cornstarch 3.17 oz | 90 g
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
Lemon honey sauce
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon minced ginger
  • ¼ cup soy sauce 2.02 fluid oz | 60 ml
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 tablespoons honey
Garnish
  • Sesame seeds
  • Lemon slices
  • Green onions chopped

Instructions
 

  1. Toss chicken in a large bowl with egg.
  2. In another large shallow bowl, mix salt, pepper and cornstarch. Add chicken in the bowl. Press chicken to coat on each side.
  3. Heat a large non-stick skillet with oil on medium high heat. Fry chicken until crispy golden on each side and cooked through. It will take about 6-7 minutes.
  4. Remove chicken and place on kitchen paper. Drain the fat from the skillet and bring back the chicken bites.
  5. In a small bowl, stir together the sauce ingredients and pour in the skillet. Bring to a simmer on medium heat. Allow to thicken. Stir to coat the chicken with the sauce.
  6. Remove from the stove. Garnish with sesame, lemon sliced and green onions.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 338kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 14gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 1184mgFiber: 2gSugar: 9g

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