Chinese Lemon Chicken

Submitted by ThatSouthernBelle

"Found this online on blogchef.net and the poster was "Bobby." This stuff looked DELICIOUS - like Chinese take-out Orange Chicken, but with lemon, and without all the bad stuff that goes into Chinese takeout. Prep time includes refrigerate time."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes

• Marinade

• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

• Batter

• 2 large eggs
• 1⁄4 cup cornstarch
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch white pepper
• oil, for frying

• Sauce

• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3 slices lemons, peeled
• 2 tablespoons oil

directions

1. Place cut chicken breast pieces into a bowl and mix with 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and ½ teaspoon of salt. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
2. To make the batter – beat 2 large eggs with ¼ cup of cornstarch, a pinch of white pepper and baking powder. Coat the chicken with the batter.
3. Heat deep fryer to 350 degrees and deep-fry in batches until chicken is fully cooked. Drain on paper towels and set aside. You can also cook the chicken using a wok if you don’t have a deep fryer.
4. Now, to make the lemon sauce – combine 1/3 cup of sugar, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 1 cup chicken broth, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and ¾ teaspoon salt (if using food coloring you can add it now). Mix until well combined and add 3 slices of lemon to the sauce mixture.
5. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in your wok and stir in the lemon sauce mixture and heat until well mixed and sauce becomes clear. Remove lemon slices and pour the sauce over the chicken and mix.

Reviews

[Chef Daingean]

Tried it tonight and it was okay but not great. I expected the batterto be a little more crispy. Chicken was extremely tender though. The sauce needs a little more lemon. Next time I try it, I think I will add a little lemon zest to the sauce, eliminate the salt and add another tablespoon of lemon juice.

 

[tjif6756]

Wa, I saw the pix too. Way to tempting. I am preparing the ingredient for tomorrow night. Except the frying part, everything seems easy. Next day, I came back to rate: the frying chicken picese is perfect. I give it a 5 star. The sauce is ok, I would give it 3.5 star. It is not tangy enough, even I added one more fresh squessed lemon juice. The presentation is perfect though!! Over all I give it a 4 stars! Thank you for posting here.