Chinese Cuisine: Deep-Fried Chicken with Lemon Slices Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 lbs chicken breast meat
- #A#
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tbsp cooking oil
- ½ tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 egg yolk
- Black pepper
- #B#
- 6 tbsps cornstarch
- 3 tbsps all-purpose flour
- #C#
- 3 tbsps sugar
- 3 tbsps lemon juice
- 6 tbsps light broth
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsps cornstarch
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 green pepper, cored and seeded
- 1 red pepper, cored and seeded
- Oil for deep frying
- 2 lemons, thinly sliced
- Chopped parsley
Instructions
- #Lemon complements chicken perfectly in this quick dish.# Skin the chicken. Cut into bite-sized, thin slices. Marinate chicken in A) for 10 minutes.
- Mix B) on a plate and coat each chicken piece with the mixture.
- Mix C) in a small bowl. Cut pepper into 1-inch pieces.
- Place a 12-inch wok over a high heat. Heat the oil until almost smoking. Deep fry the chicken slices until goldeft brown.
- Remove with a slotted spoon to a heated plate. Pour off all but a tablespoon of oil.
- Stir-fry the pepper until it begins to brown. Pour in C). Bring to the boil, stirring until thickened.
- Add the chicken pieces. Stir for a further few minutes. Transfer to a heated serving platter, and garnish with lemon slices and chopped parsley.