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Oriental Lemon Chicken Recipe

Oriental Lemon Chicken Recipe is an Asian chicken version that resembles orange chicken. This Lemon Chicken Recipe tastes amazing.

Difficulty Medium
Time 30 min
Servings 3
Ingredients 13
Steps 9
Oriental Lemon Chicken Recipe
Cuisine not specified Updated 11/9/2011

Ingredients

Measured from the catalog payload.

  • 1 lb boneless chicken breast cut into thin strips
  • 4 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch diluted in 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 piece lemon juiced skin shredded
  • 2 tablespoons sherry
  • 3/4 cup chicken broth
  • 3 tablespoons celery leaf chopped
  • 1 teaspoon garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon granulated white sugar
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 3/4 cup cooking oil / olive oil

Instructions

9 cooking steps

  1. Combine chicken slices and soy sauce. Mix well and marinate for at least 15 minutes.
  2. Heat oil. Meanwhile, dredge the chicken strips in 4 1/2 tablespoons of cornstarch.
  3. Put in the coated chicken and fry until color turns light brown. Do not overcook.
  4. Remove the chicken from the pan, place in a plate, and set aside.
  5. Drain excess oil until about 1 tablespoon is left. Saute garlic and put-in the celery leaves.
  6. Pour-in chicken broth and sherry. Add sugar, salt, lemon rind, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Stir and let boil.
  7. Pour-in the cornstarch diluted in water. Stir until the sauce thickens.
  8. Put-in the fried chicken slices. Stir and cook for another minute.
  9. Transfer to a serving plate. Serve. Share and enjoy!

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