Sticky lemon chicken

Name: Sticky lemon chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 500g chicken thighs boneless and skinless, diced; 1 lemon l, zest and juiced; 4 spring onions, chopped; 1 tbsp garlic paste; 1 tbsp ginger paste; 500g basmati rice; 1 tbsp cornflour; 1 chicken stock cube; 3 tbsp sugar; 2 tbsp soy sauce; Sprinkle of sesame seed; 400 ml vegetable oil

7 steps

Prep:5minCook:30min

Updated at: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 21:05:30 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories1694.5 kcal (85%)

Total Fat115.8 g (165%)

Carbs135 g (52%)

Sugars15.6 g (17%)

Protein34 g (68%)

Sodium1059.1 mg (53%)

Fiber8.7 g (31%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

500gchicken thighs boneless

1 Tbspgarlic paste

1 Tbspginger paste

500gbasmati rice

1 Tbspcornflour

1chicken stock cube

3 Tbspsugar

2 Tbspsoy sauce

sesame seed

400mlvegetable oil

Instructions

Step 1

Dice chicken thighs

Step 2

Mix chicken, cornflour, salt and pepper and leave for 20 minutes

Step 3

Heat oil in deep pan. Wait till hot and fry chicken, in batches, till golden brown roughly 4mins

Step 4

Juice and zest lemon over chicken, chop spring onions. Add chicken stock to 100mls of boiling water in a jug.

Step 5

Sticky sauce: mix garlic and ginger paste, sugar,lemon juice and Zest, soy sauce, chicken stock and a.pinch of cornflour. Salt and pepper.

Step 6

Heat a dash of oil in pa, wack chicken and onion fry for 30 seconds. Add sticky lemon sauce and coat chicken. Simmer till sauce thickens. Sprinkle sesame seeds.

Step 7

Serve with rice and garnish with spring onions