Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 2 boneless chicken breasts
- 1 Tablespoon sherry
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 egg, beaten
- Pinch of white pepper
- Flour to dredge
- 11/2 cups oil
- 1 Tablespoon rice wine
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon instant custard powder
- 1 Tablespoon sherry
- 1-1/2 Tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 Tablespoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper oil
- Juice and rind of 1 lemon
- 2 slices of fresh ginger
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch mixed with 2 Tablespoons water
Directions
Mix together 1 teaspoon sherry, soy sauce, 1/4 teaspoon salt, cornstarch, beaten egg, and white pepper to form marinade. Marinate chicken for 20 minutes. Coat chicken with flour. Heat in wok or heavy skillet and fry chicken on both sides until golden brown. Add rice wine and cover briefly to steam flavors in. Remove chicken from pan and chop into bite-sized pieces. Reheat pan, add garlic, and simmer a few seconds.
Combine remaining ingredients except cornstarch mixed with water to form a sauce; add to pan. Add lemon rind and ginger slices. When mixture boils, thicken with cornstarch and water. Remove ginger and lemon rind. Pour over chicken.
Serves: 4
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Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: the net
Submitted By: Lee.M Kaye
setters@internode.on.net
Lemon Chicken