Deliciously Healthy Chinese Lemon Chicken Recipe – Easy & Nutritious!
Posted on May 24, 2021
Healthy Chinese Lemon chicken
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
0 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Course Asian
Cuisine Asian
- ⅓ cup lemon juice
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, grated
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- ¼ cup shao hsing (Chinese cooking wine)
- 800 grams chicken fillets, cut into 2cm pieces
- ¼ cup Extra cornflour
- 2 tbsp canola oil
- 4 spring onions, cut into 4cm lengths
- 1 lemon, sliced, quartered
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- Steamed brown rice, to serve
Place lemon juice, honey, soy sauce, garlic and ginger in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Combine cornflour and shao hsing in a small jug. Add to honey mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes or until mixture bubbles and thickens. Remove from heat.
Meanwhile, place chicken in a medium bowl. Sprinkle over extra cornflour. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook chicken, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until chicken is browned and cooked through
Add honey mixture, spring onion and lemon slices. Cook, tossing occasionally, for 1 minute or until mixture is combined. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve with rice
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