Easy Non-traditional Chinese Lemon Chicken
From dark_angel 14 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 3
This dish is just like the chinese lemon chicken with a twist & will surely be loved by kids & kids at heart. I found 1 recipe online similar to this & made some alterations based on my preference. My husband used to tell me chicken is not my best friend when it comes to cooking but this certainly changed his perception.
Ingredients
- 1/2 k chicken thigh fillet shopping list
- salt & pepper for seasoning shopping list
- 3-4 tbsp cooking oil shopping list
- for the sauce: shopping list
- 3/4 c sugar (brown or white) shopping list
- 1/2 c fish sauce shopping list
- 1 small shallot or onion, minced shopping list
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice shopping list
- 1/4 tsp grated lemon zest(optional) shopping list
- 1/4 tsp grated ginger shopping list
- 1/4 tsp pepper to taste shopping list
- **Note: I don't really measure when I cook. All measurements above are just estimation & you can adjust to your preference. shopping list
How to make it
- Season chicken with just the right amount of salt & pepper. Put cooking oil in a thick-bottomed skillet over medium high heat.
- Try the temp of the oil by dropping a very small piece of the chicken. You would know it's ready if the piece sizzles immediately after hitting the oil.
- Arrange chicken pieces in the skillet in one layer, skin side down & cover. Let it sit for about 5 mins or until skin is golden brown.
- Meanwhile, in a small sauce pan, melt the sugar over low heat.
- Once melted, take it off the fire & add the fish sauce, shallot/onion & pepper. If melted sugar solidifies, just whisk thoroughly until it goes back to liquid stage & put it back over low heat for about 2mins more.
- Flip the chicken & let the other side cook for about 1min uncovered.
- Flip it once more so that the chicken is skin side down again then pour the caramel sauce over the chicken.
- Add the lemon juice, grated lemon zest & ginger. Cover & let it simmer over low heat for about 10-15 mins.
- Serve with rice. Goes best with coleslaw or corn & carrots. Enjoy!
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Welcome-nice ingredients. Joyce won't see your reply unless it is on her page.
5 forks from me.
mystic_river1
in Bradenton loved it
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sounds fabulous!
midgelet
in Whereabouts loved it
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Mmmmmm, I'm in the mood for Lemon Chicken. This is a 5 fork recipe and thank you for sharing!
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in Toronto loved it
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