Lemon Chicken recipe

Cafe Society
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From Lilian Wu’s The Asian Kitchen.
4 boned and skinned chicken breast portions
1 tbsp soy sauce
5 tbsp cornstarch
1 bunch scallions
1 lemon
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tbsp superfine sugar
2 tbsp sherry
2/3 cup chicken stock
4 tbsp olive oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper

Slice chicken against the grain. Toss in soy sauce to moisten and sprinkle with corn starch.
(I used more cornstarch and dredged the chicken)

Peel the lemon zest, reserve juice. Slice the zest into thin strips for the sauce.

Fry the chicken quickly in small batches for 3-4 minutes until lightly colored.
Remove and keep warm.

Add the scallions and the garlic to the pan and cook for two minutes. (I removed the scallions because I like them crisp)
Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring until thickened.

Replace chicken and stir until hot.

Picture shows the dish served with lettuce. I used fresh baby spinach and it was good.
I put garlic in the sauce, and it turned blue, prompting this post where the recipe was requested. :slight_smile:

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Mmmm…looks tasty. My son loves the lemon chicken from the Chinese restaurant, but after watching them dump no less than 1 **cup **of sugar (two whole ladlefulls!) into the entree, I nixed that from the list of appropriate dinner choices. While I’m sure this won’t satisfy his sweet tooth in the same way, it may very well be a delicious alternative.

Thanks for sharing!

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That sounds yummy. I think I’ll try it tomorrow.

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I love the idea of lemon chicken, but whenever I’ve tasted it at restaurants, it’s SWEET SUGAR GLAZE CHICKEN.

Blech. I can’t stand anything sweet, or sweet & sour, as the main dish.

'plant’s recipe looks promising, though. Especially if it comes out blue. I’ll pretend I’m on Tatooine.

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I suspect if you ose less sugar one of those matter-antimatter universe things happens, but you can try it…Watch out for wormholes!

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Easy, easy way to make tasty lemon chicken -

  • One container of italian bread crumbs
  • Butter
  • Lemon juice (I use the stuff in the green bottle from the grocery store)
  • Regular old split chicken breasts

Mix up a 1:1 ratio batch of melted butter and lemon juice. In other words,
if you use a stick of butter, you’ll use the same 8 tablespoons of lemon juice.
Dunk the chicken in the butter/juice, then dredge through the italian bread
crumbs, and bake the whole thing at 350 for about 40 minutes. Voila!

My kids beg for it all the time.