Lemon chicken (chinese style). In a small frying pan, combine the chicken stock, lemon juice, and sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil. Mix the corn flour with the water, then add the mixture to the frying pan to thicken the sauce.

The goal is to create a method with chicken that is crispy even after doused with the sauce, and the outstanding lemon flavor lingers on your palate. The sauce recipe is really awful. Why on earth would you want to ruin a dish with instant lemon pudding? You can have Lemon chicken (chinese style) using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Lemon chicken (chinese style)

Prepare of MARINATE.
It's 2 tbsp of soy sauce.
Prepare 1 pinch of of salt.
Prepare of BATTER.
Prepare 1 of egg.
It's 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
It's 1/4 cup of water..
It's 1 pinch of of salt.
Prepare 1 pinch of of pepper.
Prepare 3/4 cup of corn flour.
Prepare of SAUCE.
Prepare 2 tbsp of lemon juice.
Prepare 1/4 cup of sugar.
You need 3/4 cup of chicken broth.
You need 1 tbsp of corn flour.
It's 2 tbsp of butter.
It's 3 slice of lemon.
You need 1 of yellow food coloring (optional).
Prepare of MAIN INGREDIENT.
You need 2 of skinless, boneless chicken breast (cut into cubes).

Lemon chicken is quite a common dish in Chinese restaurants in India and it's always been one of my favorites. Although, I have seen the dish featured here in some Chinese places, it's not as common and popular as its sister dish, Orange Chicken. I personally prefer it to orange chicken though, cos where orange chicken is just sweet, the tanginess of the lemon in this dish cuts the. Rub chicken with garlic, ginger, salt, and pepper.

Lemon chicken (chinese style) step by step

Marinate chicken with soy sauce and salt for 30mins..
Mix all the ingredients for batter. If too runny, add some more corn flour. Mix it so that it will coat the chicken nicely.
Coat the chicken into the batter and fry it until golden brown. Don't overcook. Strain the oil, put it on top of kitchen paper. Wipe it if you hate oily food..
For the sauce (you can make the sauce 1st while waiting for the chicken) : Melt butter under low heat. Pour chicken broth in..
When boiling, add lemon juice and sugar..
Dissolve corn flour with some water, pour inside sauce. Stir until it thicken. Add lemon slices and yellow food coloring (optional). Remove pan from heat..
Serve with rice and stir fry veggies..

Coat chicken with flour, dip in beaten egg and press on panko. Combine sauce ingredients and bring to a boil. Chinese Lemon Chicken is a Chinese food favorite and one of my go to's because the sauce is so easy to make and has such a great sweet and sour flavor without needing all the red food coloring. Just a few ingredients and you'll be glad you didn't pick up the phone and call your favorite delivery spot. Chinese Lemon Chicken is a close match to the super popular Orange chicken in flavor but not presentation.