Lemon Chicken
Battered and fried chicken in a tangy lemon sauce, a popular Chinese-style dish.
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts (about 2 lb)
- 1 egg
- 3 T plus 2 t cornstarch
- 1 1/4 t salt
- 1/4 t white pepper
- 1 t chopped ginger root
- 1/4 C plus 1 t water
- 3 T oil plus oil for frying
- 1/4 C flour
- 1/4 t baking soda
- 1/3 C chicken broth
- 1/4 C sugar
- 3 T lemon juice
- 2 T light corn syrup
- 2 T vinegar
- 1 t dark soy sauce
- 1 t chopped garlic
- 1/2 lemon, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Cut chicken into pieces. Mix egg, cornstarch, salt, pepper, ginger. Marinate chicken 30 minutes.
- Make batter with marinade, flour, water, cornstarch, oil, baking soda, salt.
- Dip chicken in batter. Fry until golden brown, drain, and slice.
- Boil sauce ingredients. Stir in cornstarch mix. Simmer to thicken.
- Pour sauce over chicken. Garnish with lemon slices.