Name: Chinese lemon chicken
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 gram boneless chicken thighs or breast, cut into bite-sized pieces; 2 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger; 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil; flour for coating; oil for cooking; toasted sesame seeds; Lemon sauce; 1/2 cup lemon juice; 1/2 cup water; 2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest; 1/4 cup chicken stock; 3 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger; 1 teaspoon cornflour

Chinese lemon chicken

Create a takeaway classic at home with this delicious Chinese lemon chicken recipe! Sweet, tangy and utterly tasty, this dish will soon be a family favourite

Serves 4

Cook

10M

This recipe first appeared in Food magazine issue 72.

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Ingredients

500 gram boneless chicken thighs or breast, cut into bite-sized pieces

2 tablespoon soy sauce

1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

flour for coating

oil for cooking

toasted sesame seeds

Lemon sauce

1/2 cup lemon juice

1/2 cup water

2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest

1/4 cup chicken stock

3 tablespoon brown sugar

1 clove garlic, crushed

2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

1 teaspoon cornflour

Method

1.Place the chicken pieces in a bowl with the soy sauce, ginger and sesame oil. Mix well to coat the chicken pieces evenly, cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.

2.Meanwhile, prepare the lemon sauce. Place the lemon juice, water, lemon zest, chicken stock, brown sugar, garlic, ginger and cornflour in a pan. Bring the mixture to the boil, stirring, then turn down the heat and simmer the sauce for 2-3 minutes, or until it has thickened. Set the sauce aside and keep it warm.

3.Place the flour on a plate and coat the chicken pieces in the flour, shaking off any excess. Heat about 1cm of oil in a frypan over a medium-high heat. Cook the chicken pieces in batches for 4-5 minutes until the chicken is crisp and golden and cooked through. Keep the previously fried chicken warm while you are cooking each batch.

4.To serve, arrange the chicken on a platter, pour over the hot lemon sauce and sprinkle the chicken with sesame seeds.

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