Chinese Lemon Chicken
Easy Chinese Lemon Chicken with a sticky honey, lemon and garlic sauce. Better than takeout in less than 30 minutes!
Ingredients
4 servings
Instructions
- In a large shallow bowl whisk egg, soy sauce and wine. Add in chicken, mix well and allow to marinate for 20 minutes, covered.
- Place corn starch into a large baking tray. Pour chicken and marinade into the corn starch and coat chicken pieces evenly, lightly pressing the corn starch around the chicken.
- Heat oil in a large wok, pan or skillet over medium-high heat on the stove top. When oil is hot (325°F or 165°C), shake off excess corn starch and fry chicken in batches in a single layer for about 5-6 minutes, turning half way during cooking, until golden and cooked through.
- Drain on a plate lined with paper towel. (If you want that ultra crunchy texture you get at restaurants. Fry the chicken once until pale golden (about 3 minutes), remove it, let the chicken cool for a few minutes, and then flash fry it again in hotter oil for 1-2 minutes until deep golden brown.)
- Discard oil and wipe wok/pan over with paper towel.
- Heat oil over medium-high heat. Sauté the garlic and ginger until fragrant (about 30 seconds). Add stock, soy sauce, lemon juice, sugar, honey, and a pinch of salt. Whisk, bring to a simmer until the sugar dissolves.
- Whisk corn starch mixture into the simmering sauce and stir until thickened. Toss chicken in the sauce until evenly coated (about 2 minutes).
- Garnish with sesame seeds, green onions and lemon slices. Serve.
Nutrition per serving
Protein38g
Carbs47g
Fat37g
660kcal
38gProtein
47gCarbs
37gFat
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$5307.00
$5307.00
Per Serving
$1327.00/serving
$1327.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$10614.00 vs buying!
~$10614.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (95% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| chicken tenderloins | 21 oz | $1846.00 |
| egg | 1 small | $55.00 |
| soy sauce | 1 tbsp | $15.00 |
| Chinese shaoxing wine | 1 tbsp | - |
| corn starch | 0.75 cup | $70.00 |
| vegetable oil | 0.5 cup | $95.00 |
| oil | 1 tbsp | $4.00 |
| garlic | 3 tsp | $30.00 |
| ginger | 1 tsp | $5.00 |
| chicken stock | 0.5 cup | $104.00 |
| soy sauce | 2 tbsp | $30.00 |
| lemon juice | 4 tbsp | $40.00 |
| sugar | 2 tbsp | $2.00 |
| honey | 2 tbsp | $35.00 |
| pinch salt | 1 | $20.00 |
| corn starch | 1 tsp | $2.00 |
| sesame seeds | 1 tsp | $5.00 |
| green onions | 1 tbsp | $8.00 |
| lemon slices | 5 | $2941.00 |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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