Chinese Chicken Recipes - Lemon Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 boned chicken breasts

• 2 eggs

• 50 g/2 oz/1/2 cup corn-flour (cornstarch)

• 50 g/2 oz/1/2 cup plain (all-purpose) flour

• 150 ml/2/3 cup water

• groundnut (peanut) oil for deep-frying

• 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup chicken stock

• 60 ml/5 tbsp lemon juice

• 30 ml/2 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 30 ml/2 tbsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

• 30 ml/2 tbsp tomato puree (paste)

• 1 head lettuce

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Method:

1. Cut each chicken breast into 4 pieces. Beat the eggs, corn-flour and plain flour, adding just enough water to make a thick batter.

2. Place the chicken pieces in the batter and stir until thoroughly coated. Heat the oil and deep-fry the chicken until golden brown and cooked through.

3. Meanwhile, mix the stock, lemon juice, wine or sherry, corn-flour and tomato puree and heat gently, stirring, until the mixture comes to the boil.

4. Simmer gently, stirring continuously, until the sauce thickens and clears. Arrange the chicken on a warmed serving plate on a bed of lettuce leaves and either pour over the sauce or serve it separately.