Lemon Chicken

Name: Lemon Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 500g (1 lb) chicken breast fillets, cut into 3cm (just over 1”) pieces; 1 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1/3 cup plain (all-purpose) flour; 1 egg, lightly whisked; oil spray; spring onion (scallions), thinly sliced, to serve; 2 tsp peanut oil; 1 tbsp julienned fresh ginger; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1/2 cup chicken stock; 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice; 1/4 cup caster (granulated) sugar; 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine; 1 tbsp light soy sauce; 3 tsp cornflour (cornstarch), mixed with 1 tbsp water

5 steps

Prep:20minCook:20min

Updated at: Tue, 22 Aug 2023 03:57:50 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories330.8 kcal (17%)

Total Fat10 g (14%)

Carbs25.5 g (10%)

Sugars13.5 g (15%)

Protein32.1 g (64%)

Sodium323.2 mg (16%)

Fiber0.4 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

500gchicken breast fillets

cut into 3cm, just over 1” pieces

1 Tbsplight soy sauce

1 tspsesame oil

scallions, thinly sliced, to serve

Lemon Sauce

2 tsppeanut oil

1 Tbspfresh ginger

julienned

2garlic cloves

finely chopped

½ cupchicken stock

¼ cupfresh lemon juice

¼ cupcaster sugar

granulated

1 Tbspshaoxing wine

1 Tbsplight soy sauce

3 tspcornflour

cornstarch, mixed with 1 tbsp water

Instructions

Step 1

Place the chicken in a bowl with the soy sauce and sesame oil. Stir to combine and set aside.

chicken breast fillets500g

light soy sauce1 Tbsp

sesame oil1 tsp

Step 2

Meanwhile, make the lemon sauce. Heat the oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the ginger and garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until aromatic. Add the stock, lemon juice, sugar, wine and soy sauce. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add cornflour mixture and simmer, stirring, for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cover and set aside.

peanut oil2 tsp

fresh ginger1 Tbsp

garlic cloves2

chicken stock½ cup

fresh lemon juice¼ cup

caster sugar¼ cup

shaoxing wine1 Tbsp

light soy sauce1 Tbsp

Step 3

Place the flour and the egg in separate shallow bowls. Working in batches, toss the chicken in the flour, then in the egg and back in the flour to coat.

plain flour⅓ cup

egg1

Step 4

Spray an air fryer with oil. Add half of the chicken and spray well with oil. Heat the air fryer to 180°C/350°F. Cook, turning halfway and respraying with oil, for 10 minutes or until cooked through. Transfer to a bowl. Repeat with the remaining chicken.