Asian Lemon Chicken. Made with a light and crispy coating, and covered in a flavorful sweet, savory and tangy lemon sauce. Stove top, bake or air fryer instructions plus recipe video! Asian Lemon Chicken: Lemon Chicken that is delicious and easy to make, with just the right sweet and tangy!
TIP: This lemon sauce would also work well as a finishing sauce with grilled or lightly pan fried chicken breast, salmon or firm white fish.
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You can have Asian Lemon Chicken using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Asian Lemon Chicken
- Prepare 1 of . 200 grams boneless skinless chicken thighs cut into bite size.
- Prepare 2 of . 1 tbsp light soy sauce.
- You need 3 of . A pinch of salt and pepper.
- You need 4 of . 1 tbsp sesame oil.
- You need 5 of . 1 egg white.
- It's 6 of . ½ cup cornstarch.
- Prepare 7 of . 2 tbsp light soy sauce.
- Prepare 8 of . 2 tbsp rice vinegar.
- Prepare 9 of . 3 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice (about ½ lemon).
- You need 10 of . 4 tbsp sugar.
- Prepare 11 of . 1 tbsp lemon zest.
- Prepare 12 of . ½ medium size onion, sliced.
- It's 13 of . 2 sliced of lemon.
- You need 14 of . 1 tbsp cornstarch slurry (1 tbsp cornstarch + 1 tbsp water).
The key ingredients for Chinese lemon chicken Chicken: breast versus thigh meat. You can use either chicken breast or thigh meat for the Chinese lemon chicken. Cut the chicken breast into boneless bite-size, either with the skin on or removed. Asian prefers chicken thigh over breast meat.
Asian Lemon Chicken instructions
- 1. Marinade the chicken with egg white, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt and pepper for 30 minutes.
- 2. Meanwhile, add the soy sauce, rice vinegar, lemon juice into a mixing bowl and set it aside.
- 3. Coat the marinated chicken with the cornstarch and deep fry them. Set it aside..
- 4. Stir fry the onion until soften. Add ¼ cup of water and let it reduced for about 2 minutes.
- 5. Pour the lemon mixture, add the sugar, lemon zest and the sliced of lemon. Cook it for about 2 minutes. Taste and adjust to your liking..
- 6. Pour the cornstarch slurry and stir it until it thickens. Once it’s thicken, put the chicken in and combine with the sauce..
Asian Lemon Chicken is super simple to make and faster than ordering take out! It's one of those Chinese menu items that everyone loves and typically is the first to be eaten. This Asian Lemon Chicken recipe will be your new favorite! Chinese lemon chicken is my favorite chicken recipes and I make it at home frequently. I love the taste of the dish, with chicken pieces deep fried to golden brown in a light, refreshing, and addictive lemon sauce.
