February 22, 2013

Lemon Fried Chicken


Ingredients:
3 cloves garlic ~ minced
5 dried red chilies ~ cut
1/2" ginger ~ minced
1 lemon skin ~ julienne
Spring onion ~ chopped
1 tbsp cornstarch
Oil

Marinate:
Chicken wings/sliced meat
1 tbsp lemon zest
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 egg ~ lightly beaten

Sauce:
3/4 cup water
2 tsp chicken powder
3 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp sugar or more
Salt to taste

Directions:
  1. Marinate the chicken with oyster sauce, lemon zest & egg for about 30 mins or more.
  2. Heat oil in a deep shallow pan, fried the chicken till golden or cooked & set aside.
  3. Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a wok, saute the minced garlic & ginger till fragrant.  Then add dried chilies & stir fried for another 2 mins.
  4. Add water & chicken powder, bring to boil.   Then add lemon juice, sugar & mix well.
  5. Add in the cornstarch solution to thicken the sauce & then pour all the fried chicken into the sauce.   Coat the chicken evenly.  Remove from heat.
  6. Garnish with spring onion & julienne lemon skin.

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