Lemon Chicken Recipe | 柠檬鸡

Ingredients & Cooking Directions for Lemon Chicken

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Estimated servings: 4

Brine Chicken
 
 1 teaspoon salt
 2 teaspoons sugar
 2 ½ cups water
 2 large boneless chicken breasts

1. In a shallow dish with a lid, pour in salt, sugar and water. 
2. Whisk until salt and sugar dissolves in the water. 
3. Add the chicken to the brining liquid, cover the dish with a lid, and place in the refrigerator for about 2 hours.
4. Remove the chicken from the brine and dry them off with paper towels. 
5. Cut both chicken breasts in half horizontally to create 4 thin chicken pieces and set aside.

Sauce

2 tablespoons cornstarch 
2 tablespoons water
1 cup lemon juice 
1 teaspoon lemon zest
½ cup pineapple juice 
¼ cup sugar
⅛ teaspoon salt

1. Dissolve cornstarch in water and set aside.
2. Turn stove on medium heat and add in lemon juice, lemon zest, pineapple juice, sugar, and salt.
3. When it comes to a boil, pour in corn starch water whisking to combine.
4. Allow the sauce to reduce and thicken on the stove for 3-4 minutes. 
5. Then remove from the heat and set aside.

Fry Chicken

3 eggs
1 ½ cups self-rising flour
1 ½ cups panko breadcrumbs
1 ½ vegetable oil

1. Add the eggs to a shallow dish, whisk them up and coat all the chicken pieces with the beaten egg. 
2. In a bowl, add in flour and breadcrumbs and mix to combine.
3. Turn stove on medium high heat. When you see little bubbles forming in the oil, dredge the chicken in the flour and breadcrumbs.
4. Carefully place the chicken pieces in the oil, frying two pieces at a time. 
5. Fry the chicken pieces for about 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown and fully cooked on the inside. Drain the chicken on some paper towels and set them aside.

Assemble

Steamed Rice 
Steamed Broccoli

Lemon slices

1. To assemble add rice and broccoli on to a serving plate.
2. Cut chicken into slices and place on to of rice.
3. Pour lemon sauce on top of chicken and serve.

Enjoy!