home meal

Serve as a main course with steamed rice for 4.

Many cultures have their own variations of tasty flavor combination of chicken and lemon. This recipe is a delicious easy and tasty chicken meal for you to prepare at home. The lemon sauce is fresh and tangy and somehow we always end up eating too much.

Ingredients

• 500g boneless chicken breasts
• 2 tbs light soy sauce
• 1/2 ts salt
• 1 cup plain flour for deep frying
• 1 cup corn flour for deep frying

Batter

• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup corn flour
• 1/2 ts baking powder
• a pinch of white pepper

Sauce

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1.5 tbs corn flour
• 2 tbs lemon juice
• 1 ts salt
• 3 slices of lemon

Steps

1. Cut the chicken into small pieces
2. Place cut chicken pieces into a bowl and mix with soy sauce and salt. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
3. To make the batter – beat 2 eggs with 1/4 cup of corn flour. Add a pinch of pepper and baking powder. Coat the chicken with the batter.
4. Combine the plain flour and corn flour for deep frying.
5. Add to the batter chicken and mix well.
6. Heat oil in a hot wok until surface seems to shimmer slightly. Deep fry the chicken until lightly browned, crispy and cooked through.
7. To make the lemon sauce – combine sugar, corn flour, chicken broth, lemon juice, and salt. Mix well and add 3 slices of lemon to the sauce mixture.
8. Heat the lemon sauce mixture until well mixed and sauce becomes clear and thickened.
9. Remove lemon slices and pour the sauce over the chicken.
10. Serve with steamed rice.