Name: Chinese Lemon Chicken
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: oil, for deep-frying; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 100 g (3½ oz) cornflour (cornstarch); 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger; ½ teaspoon cornflour (cornstarch); 2 teaspoons sugar; ½ teaspoon sesame oil; 60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) chicken stock; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 spring onion (scallion), finely chopped; 1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cook's Book of Everything

By Lulu Grimes

Published 2009

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Ingredients

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Method

Cut the chicken into slices. Place in a bowl, add the soy sauce, rice wine, spring onion, ginger and garlic, and toss lightly. Marinate in the fridge for at least 1 hour, or overnight.
Add the egg to the chicken mixture and toss lightly to coat. Drain off the excess and coat the chicken pieces with the cornflour. The easiest way to do this is to p

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