Mom's Lemon Chicken

Name: Mom's Lemon Chicken
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed; 4 tablespoons sherry wine; 4 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 slice fresh ginger, crushed; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 2 whole star anise; 2 dried hot red chili peppers, broken in half; 3/4 cup lemon juice; 3/4 cup sugar, plus; 1/4 teaspoon sugar; flour (for dredging, can use cornstarch); 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 2 teaspoons water; 1 lemon, rind of, grated; green onion, sliced thin (to garnish)

Submitted by FLUFFSTER

"This was my mother's recipe, and there was just something about the way she made it, I could eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner! I hope you will try it and like it as much as I do."

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Ready In:: 1hr 20mins
Ingredients:: 16
Serves:: 4

ingredients

2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
4 tablespoons sherry wine
4 tablespoons soy sauce
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 slice fresh ginger, crushed
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 whole star anise
2 dried hot red chili peppers, broken in half
³⁄₄ cup lemon juice
³⁄₄ cup sugar, plus
¹⁄₄ teaspoon sugar
flour (for dredging, can use cornstarch)
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons water
1 lemon, rind of, grated
green onion, sliced thin (to garnish)

directions

Dredge chicken pieces in flour or cornstarch and brown in oil.
Make braising liquid which consists of:
4 tablespoons sherry.
4 tablespoons soy sauce.
1/4 teaspoons sugar.
2 cloves garlic, crushed.
1 slice fresh ginger, crushed.
1 teaspoons sesame oil.
2 whole star anise.
2 dried red chili peppers, broken in half.
Pour over browned chicken pieces for about 15 minute or until tender.
Combine 3/4 cup lemon juice and 3/4 cup sugar to make lemon sauce. Simmer for 10 minute.
Meanwhile combine 2 teaspoons cornstarch and 2 teaspoons water, add to lemon -sugar mixture and cook until clear. Add grated lemon rind and pour over chicken.
Garnish with green onions.

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Finally, a real Chinese tasting lemon chicken with just an amazing flavor! I so loved this and so did the kids despite it being too spicy for them. Next time I'll decrease the amount of hot pepper and I did not use the star anise which I don't like but I'll definitely be making this again! 10/16/08 edit: I just wanted to add that I have made this several times now and I find that it tastes best when the ginger is not crushed, just briefly cooked in the sauce and then removed otherwise it does get a bit overpowering unless you are completely enthralled with ginger than it probably wouldn't matter.

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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

FLUFFSTER

Bullhead City, Arizona

I would like to welcome you to my recipes. I have been with Food.com since 10/05. My beloved husband, Tom, passed away 3 years ago. My world stopped. It's taken me all this time to find my way back to life without him. I have been so blessed to have found my second, once in a lifetime. I've met an amazing man who is so good to me. We moved from Las Vegas, Nevada to Bullhead City, Az. in February, and we love it here. I have worked at Bally's and Paris hotel.casinos, in Las Vegas. I have seen some very famous entertainers, including Liza Minnelli, Penn and Teller, Ray Liotta, Dr. J (Julius Erving), Frank Sinatra and his wife Barbara Marx. and many, many more. Cooking is my passion, and I am slowly, but surely beginning to venture into the world of baking. To me, cooking is so much easier because baking is so much more exact. I love to make Italian and Mexican food the best, followed by Chinese and last, but by far the least, good old American food! How can you beat chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy?? I love to find several recipes and put my own spin on them and create a new recipe.

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