Best Lemon Chicken
From annieamie 16 years ago
- 5 minutes to make
- Serves 6
I have tried new recipes for Lemon Chicken over the years. Some of them are good and some are just terrible! This recipe is a tried and true recipe and is unique because the chicken thighs are marinated before being fried in oil. Read more The chicken comes out flavorful, light and crispy-fried. The sauce is thick and lucious. You can serve the sauce as a dip on the side or pour it directly over the chicken upon serving. Have this chicken with a good bowl of rice and a light salad and you'll have a great meal! See less
Ingredients
- 3 pounds boneless chicken thighs, cubed or cut into 3 inch pieces (Or butterfly the thighs before marinating) shopping list
- vegetable oil for deep-frying shopping list
- Marinade: shopping list
- 1/4 cup water shopping list
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil shopping list
- 1/4 cup cornstarch shopping list
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour shopping list
- 1 egg shopping list
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon powdered chicken base (bouillon) shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder shopping list
- lemon sauce: shopping list
- 1/4 cup of cornstarch shopping list
- 1/4 cup water shopping list
- 2 cups water shopping list
- 1-1/2 cups sugar shopping list
- 1 cup white vinegar shopping list
- 1/2 fresh lemon, sliced thin shopping list
- 1/2 ounce fresh ginger shopping list
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon yellow food coloring which is optional! shopping list
How to make it
- Combine marinade ingredients and marinate chicken in refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Drain off all of the liquid.
- Deep-fry chicken in 350-degree oil for 3 minutes. (If you butterflied the thighs, cook until golden brown and firm!)
- Drain well on paper towels.
- To prepare lemon sauce, stir the cornstarch into the 1/4 cup of water to dissolve.
- In a saucepan, combine remaining sauce ingredients and bring to a boil.
- Stir in starch/water mixture and continue cooking until the sauce is thickened.
- Serve chicken with sauce!
- *I butterfly the chicken, slice at at an angle, place the chicken directly over some rice and pour the sauce over the chicken. Then I sprinkly lightly with some soy sauce.
The Rating
Reviewed by 11 people-
I LOVE CHICKEN and I especially LOVE Lemon Chicken! This recipe looks soooooo good and I know I'll be preparing it very soon! Thank you Annie my friend. Your recipe deserves a "5" for sure.
lor
in Toronto loved it
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I love lemon chicken and the picture above looks magnificant. You've got my 5. I agree with lor, it's well deserved. Great post.
chefmeow
in Garland loved it
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sounds fabulous! Got my 5
jett
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in Union City loved it
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