Name: Lemon chicken (chinese style)
Ingredients: MARINATE; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 pinch of salt; BATTER; 1 egg; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 cup water.; 1 pinch of salt; 1 pinch of pepper; 3/4 cup corn flour; SAUCE; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1/4 cup sugar; 3/4 cup chicken broth; 1 tbsp corn flour; 2 tbsp butter; 3 slice lemon; 1 yellow food coloring (optional); MAIN INGREDIENT; 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast (cut into cubes)

Lemon chicken (chinese style). 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. This is my newly developed Chinese lemon chicken recipe that has been well tested.

It's one of my most popular Chinese chicken dishes along with Sweet and Sour Chicken, Orange Chicken and Bourbon Chicken. Add chicken and toss until coated. Why order take out when you can make your own Chinese lemon chicken at home? You can cook Lemon chicken (chinese style) using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Lemon chicken (chinese style)

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

There are a few different versions of lemon chicken out there, all coming from different countries. This Chinese lemon chicken is crispy battered chicken breast pieces smothered in a sweet and tangy lemon sauce. The first step to making Chinese lemon chicken is to batter and fry your chicken pieces. I use chunks of boneless skinless chicken breasts, but chicken thighs will also work just fine.

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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..

Chinese Lemon Chicken made with crispy fried chicken covered in an authentic, fresh lemon sauce. The ultimate Chinese Lemon Chicken Recipe which is way better than take-out. My family is obsessed with Chinese food. However, I don't like taking them to those places you find in the mall or quick. Lemon chicken is the name of several dishes found in cuisines around the world which include chicken and lemon.