Lemon Chicken Recipe

Lemon Chicken

From dianalee27 15 years ago

I got this recipe from a Chinese Restaurant in Yuma, Arizona years ago. It's a big favorite at our house. Enjoy!!

1 pound of boneless, skinless chicken breasts shopping list
1 tsp salt shopping list
1 egg shopping list
1/2 cup cornstarch shopping list
3 cups vegetable oil for frying* or cooking spray shopping list
Sauce: shopping list
1/4 cup butter shopping list
2 lemons, juiced and rinds sliced shopping list
1/2 tsp salt shopping list
1 cup water shopping list
1 1/2 Tbs cornstarch shopping list
1 cup of sugar ( if you're not thrilled about that much sugar, you can shopping list
substitute honey. Just add 1/4 cup of honey to start and keep adding until you get the desired sweetness. I've done this and it's very good.) shopping list

Cut the chicken in half, lengthwise. Mix each piece with salt, egg and cornstarch. Let chicken set for 10 minutes.
Deep fry the chicken until golden and done. About 1 to 2 minutes. Do not over cook. *If you don't want all that fat, spray a large frying pan with cooking oil.
Heat pan to medium-high heat. Lay each chicken piece and sear. Place in a 9 x 13 pan coated with cooking spray. Heat oven to 400 degrees and bake the chicken pieces until golden. About 20 minutes. Try not to over cook.
To make the sauce:
Cook the lemon juice and butter in a medium hot saucepan, stirring well until the butter melts; then put the sliced lemon in the pan and add sugar or the honey. In a small bowl, mix the water and cornstarch and add to the sauce. Cook and stir until thickened. Pour over the chicken pieces and serve with steamed or fried rice.

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" It was excellent "
pollymotzko ate it and said...
Yes, Lemon Chicken is one of my favorites but the way I do mine is nothing like this one!

I like the Lemon Lovers Group. I will have to join it. One of the perks of joining this awesome recipe group.

Keep cooking and making wonderful things.
Your stain glass creations are so beautiful! I wish I could paw around in your shop and look at all the things you make!

Polly Motzko
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" It was excellent "
brianna ate it and said...
Sounds wonderful. I definately have to try this. 5 forks
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nicky0204 15 years ago
Hey buddy another great recipe coming from you can wait to try it.THANKS!
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gagagrits 15 years ago
This is a must try..:)
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" It was excellent "
goblue434 ate it and said...
This Will Be A Winner Here, Thnx For Sharing.
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lilliancooks 15 years ago
I'll have to try this! It looks so mouth watering!
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mattsprincess 15 years ago
Yumm this sounds delish! Im saving it. :)
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" It was excellent "
gapeach55 ate it and said...
This sounds really yummy! I love Lemon Chicken.
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" It was excellent "
jett2whit ate it and said...
This one sounds really good. Thanks for sharing.
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Reviewed by 7 people

This one sounds really good. Thanks for sharing.

jett2whit in Union City loved it
This sounds really yummy! I love Lemon Chicken.

gapeach55 in Covington loved it
This Will Be A Winner Here, Thnx For Sharing.

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