Chinese Style Lemon Chicken Ingredients:
For The Sauce:
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp canola oil
- 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
- 2 crushed garlic cloves
- the zest of one lemon
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp corn starch
For The Chicken:
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 3 tbsp oil
- salt and pepper to taste
How to make Chinese Lemon Chicken:
For The Sauce:
- In a small sauce pan add the first 5 ingredients on low heat for about 3-5 minutes.
- Then add everything else and turn up heat to medium.
- When Sauce will thicken, it is done.
For the Chicken:
- Pound chicken with a tenderizer hammer until chicken breasts are about 1/4 inch thick.
- Heat oil in the skillet over medium high heat.
- Whisk eggs and add salt and pepper.
- Mix well.
- Dip chicken in egg, then in breadcrumbs
- Put the chicken in skillet and pan fry for about 3-4 minutes on each side.
- Then remove from the heat and transfer into a serving plate.
- Pour the lemon sauce over it.
- Chinese Lemon Chicken is ready to serve.
- Serve with white boiled rice.
- Enjoy!
