Zesty Lemon Honey Chicken

Description

This easy lemon honey chicken recipe has pan-fried chicken that’s smothered in a sticky lemon honey sauce.

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons of light soy sauce
• 1 lemon, zest and juice
• 1 tablespoon of rice wine vinegar
• 500 grams of chicken thighs, boneless (or chicken breast), cut into bite sized pieces
• 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon of ginger, grated
• ¼ cup of honey
• ½ cup of cornflour, + 1 tablespoon
• ¼ cup of water
• 3 cups of vegetable oil, for frying
• sesame seeds, to serve
• lemon slices, to serve
• spring onions, sliced, to serve

Equipment

Instructions

• Whisk the egg, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, lemon zest and vinegar in the bottom of a mixing bowl. Add the chicken, toss to coat and let marinade for at least 30 minutes.
• While the chicken is marinating, add a splash of oil to a large fry pan over low heat. Add the garlic & ginger and sauté until very soft and fragrant. Add the lemon juice and honey and remaining soy sauce and bring to a simmer. Mix 1 tablespoon of corn flour into ¼ cup water and then slowly add to the lemon honey sauce, mixing continuously until thickened. Take off heat and set aside.
• Add the remaining ½ cup of corn flour to the chicken and marinade and mix to create a batter.
• Heat the oil in a large wok, saucepan or high-sided fry pan. Working in batches, fry the chicken pieces, turning occasionally, until deep golden brown and cooked through about 4 minutes.
• When the chicken is all cooked, toss it through the sticky lemon honey sauce.
• Serve immediately with sesame seeds, spring onion and lemon slices

Notes

Contains Meat and Egg.  Recipe credit: Tegel