Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the Birds recipes category.

Healthy Lemon Chicken Recipe.

Ingredients:

For the chicken:
1 + 1/2 lbs chicken breasts (about 2-3 breasts), boneless and skinless and cut into 1 inch pieces
1 TBSP soy sauce
1/2 TBSP Chinese cooking wine
1 TSP apple cider vinegar
1 TBSP cornstarch

For the sauce:
2 TBSPs vegetable oil
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1 TSP lemon zest, grated
2 TBSPs liquid honey
1 TSP soy sauce
2 TBSPs cornstarch
⅓ cup water
2 TSPs white sesame seeds (for garnish)
1 TSP green onions, finely chopped (for garnish)
1/2 lemon, thinly sliced (for garnish)

Recipe Instructions:

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the chicken, soy sauce, cooking wine, vinegar and cornstarch.
Mix until the chicken is fully coated.
Place the chicken and marinade in ziploc bag and squeeze out all the air.
Place the bag in the refrigerator and marinate for at least 1 hour.
If you have time, let it marinate longer.
Heat oil in a large non-stick frying pan or wok over medium high heat for 2 minutes until the hot oil sizzles and shimmers.
Add the chicken to the frying pan and stir fry continuously for about 7-10 minutes until the chicken is no longer pink inside.
Add sugar and stir to coat the chicken for a minute.
The melted sugar will caramelize the chicken, which makes it turn brown.
Add in lemon juice, lemon zest, honey and soy sauce.
Stir well to combine and coat the chicken.
In a small bowl, whisk to combine water and cornstarch.
Pour in the cornstarch mixture and stir well until the sauce starts to thicken and forms into a smooth consistency.
Mix evenly to coat chicken.
Sprinkle sesame seeds and sliced green onions on top.
Serve over a bowl of steamed rice and garnish with extra sesame seeds and lemon slices.

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