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True Lemon Chicken

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I wanted to make Lemon Chicken like the Chinese restaurants have. After trying many recipes, I found one that was OK. I played with the recipe and tweeked it to my liking...a Lemon Sauce that is lemony with a good balance of sweet. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do.

Yield: 2 Ready in 45 minutes

Cuisine: ChineseMain Ingredient: Chicken

(3.2, 4) 50% would make again (reviews)

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 2
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts; cut into bite-size pieces
1 tablespoonolive oil
salt and pepper
SAUCE
1 lemon, juice of; or 3 tablespoons bottled lemon juice
1 cupWater
1/8 cupLime juice
1/8 cupLemon juice
3/4 cupSugar
1 pinchSalt
2 drops yellow food coloring
cornstarch; mixed with
water; to thicken

True Lemon Chicken Preparation

1CHICKEN: Saute cubed chicken in olive oil until done.

2Set aside.

3SAUCE: In a small sauce pan, combine first 7 ingredients and bring to a low boil.

4Slowly stir in cornstarch solution.

5Depending on how thick you want the sauce determines how much cornstarch solution you use.

6Careful- sauce tends to boil up when cornstarch solution is added.

7Serve chicken over a bed of rice.

8Pour sauce over chicken& rice.

9Enjoy!

Notes

| 25 min | 10 min prep |

add a bit of grated fresh ginger for a more complex blend of flavors.Use 2 TBLS cornstarch mixed with 4 TBLS water for the thickening agent.

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Calories Per Serving: 1168
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True Lemon Chicken Reviews

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Wow!! I could not get this sauce to thicken! & felt like it was missing a crust on the chicken.
5 months, 4 weeks, 17 hours, 3 minutes ago
Too lemony! Nice consistency of sauce but that is where it ends.
1 years, 5 months, 4 weeks, 13 hours, 43 minutes ago
sounds like a winner, healthy too, Thanks for sharing, CCheryl
1 years, 6 months, 5 days, 17 hours, 39 minutes ago
| 25 min | 10 min prep |
add a bit of grated fresh ginger for a more complex blend of flavors.Use 2 TBLS cornstarch mixed with 4 TBLS water for the thickening agent.
[I posted this recipe.]
3 years, 11 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 7 hours, 16 minutes ago

Tags

  1. Low-fat
  2. Saute
  3. Main Dish
  4. Chicken
  5. Chinese

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