Wonderful Lemon Chicken

Wonderful Lemon Chicken

Why order take out when it is so easy to make your own lemon chicken at home.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into 1" cubes
Marinade-
2 tablespoon soy sauce (or wheat free tamari)
1/2 teaspoon salt

Batter-
2 large eggs separated
3/4 cup cornstarch
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon of white pepper (black pepper will work)
oil for frying

Sauce-
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup chicken broth
1 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoon lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon salt
zest of 1 whole lemon
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
Yellow food coloring (optional)

Cooking Instructions:

Step 1: place the cut up chicken pieces in a bowl and mix 2 tablespoons of soy sauce or tamari and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Stir till all pieces of chicken are coated. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Step 2: to make the batter use only the egg whites (beat with a fork till frothy). In a separate bowl mix the cornstarch, pepper and baking powder. This is important dip the chicken in the dry ingredients then dip into the egg whites.

Step 3: Heat the oil in a deep fryer or wok till it reaches 350 degrees. Cook chicken in small batches waiting each time till temperature rereaches 350 degrees. Cook till golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

Step 4: How, to make the lemon sauce- combine the ingredients and food coloring (I used 10 drops of yellow) into a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until sauce is clear and thick. Some recipes say
pour the sauce over the chicken then serve. I have found that if I place the sauce on the table people can add the sauce as they prefer it also keeps the chicken crispy longer than mixing all the sauce at one time.