Easy Chinese Lemon Chicken with a sticky honey, lemon and garlic sauce. Better than takeout in less than 30 minutes!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: dinner
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: chinese, lemon
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Chicken
21oz600 g chicken tenderloins cut into 1-inch pieces
1large egg
2tablespoonssoy sauce
2tablespoonsChinese shaoxing wineor white vinegar
1/2cupcorn starch
1/2cupvegetable oil or canola oil
Lemon Sauce
1tablespoonoil
3teaspoonsminced garlic
1teaspoonminced or finely grated ginger
1/2cupchicken stock or broth
2tablespoonssoy sauce
juice of 1 lemonabout 3-4 tablespoons
2tablespoonssugar
2tablespoonshoney
salt to taste
2teaspoonscorn starch dissolved in 2 tablespoons water
1teaspoonsesame seeds to garnish
thinly sliced green onions to garnish
lemon slicesto serve (optional)
Instructions
Chicken
In a large shallow bowl whisk egg, soy sauce and wine. Add in chicken, mix well and allow to marinate for 20 minutes, covered.
Place corn starch into a large baking tray. Pour chicken and marinade into the corn starch and coat chicken pieces evenly, lightly pressing the corn starch around the chicken.
Heat oil in a large wok, pan or skillet over medium-high heat. When oil is hot (325°F or 165°C), shake off excess corn starch and fry chicken in batches in a single layer for about 5-6 minutes, turning half way during cooking, until golden and cooked through.
Drain on a plate lined with paper towel. Discard oil and wipe wok/pan over with paper towel.
Sauce
Heat oil over medium-high heat. Sauté the garlic and ginger until fragrant (about 30 seconds). Add stock, soy sauce, lemon juice, sugar, honey, and a pinch of salt. Whisk, bring to a simmer until the sugar dissolves.
Whisk corn starch mixture into the simmering sauce and stir until thickened. Toss chicken in the sauce until evenly coated (about 2 minutes).
Garnish with sesame seeds, green onions and lemon slices. Serve.
Notes
image and recipe found at https://cafedelites.com/chinese-lemon-chicken/#recipe