Description
Enjoy this classic Crispy Chinese Lemon Chicken recipe made with tender chicken pieces coated in a crunchy batter and drizzled with a tangy lemon sauce. It’s a flavorful and satisfying dish that will impress your family and friends!
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 x 125g/3oz chicken thigh fillets, skinless and boneless (or 2 breasts – Note 1)
- 1/2 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt
- 1/4 cup cornflour / cornstarch
- 1/3 cup cornflour / cornstarch
- 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp plain flour (all-purpose flour)
- 1/2 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup COLD soda water, not sparking mineral water (Note 3)
- 6 tsp cornflour/cornstarch
- 1/2 cup chicken stock/broth, low sodium
- 1/2 cup lemon juice, fresh
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1/2 tsp garlic, finely grated
- 1/2 tsp ginger, finely grated
- 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine (can omit for alcohol-free)
- Lemon slices, to serve
- 1 green onion, finely sliced on the diagonal, to serve
Chicken:
Batter:
Lemon Sauce:
Optional Garnish:
Instructions
- Refrigerate batter dry: Whisk the cornflour, flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl, then chill in the fridge while preparing other ingredients.
- Pound chicken: Flatten chicken to 0.7cm thickness, season with salt, and dust with cornflour.
- Dip in batter and fry: Coat chicken in batter, fry until golden, cool, fry again until crispy.
- Make Lemon Sauce: Combine cornflour with chicken stock, then add remaining sauce ingredients and simmer until thickened.
- Assemble: Slice chicken, pour over Lemon Sauce, and garnish with green onions and lemon slices.
Notes
- Chicken breasts can be used instead of thigh fillets.
- Ensure soda water is cold for the batter.
- Chinese cooking wine can be omitted for a non-alcoholic version.
- Chill batter before using for a crispier coating.
- Cooled chicken helps retain its crispiness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 380 kcal
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 680mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: Chinese Lemon Chicken, Crispy Chicken Recipe, Lemon Chicken with Batter
