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Chicken In Lemon Sauce

Chicken cooked with coloured capiscums in a tangy lemon sauce

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Main Ingredients Boneless chicken breast, Lemon juice
Cuisine Chinese
Course Main Course Chicken
Prep Time 16-20 minutes
Cook time 26-30 minutes
Serve
Taste Spicy
Level of Cooking Easy
Others Non Veg

Ingredients list for Chicken In Lemon Sauce

  • 4-5 Boneless chicken breast
  • 3 tablespoons Lemon juice
  • 2 Salt
  • 6 tablespoons Cornflour/ corn starch
  • 2 Oil
  • 1 small Green capsicum cut into 1 inch triangles
  • 1/2 small Red capsicum cut into 1 inch triangles
  • 1/2 small Yellow capsicum cut into 1 inch triangles
  • 1/2 teaspoon White pepper powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon MSG
  • 3 tablespoons Sugar
  • 1 Star anise
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon rind grated
  • 2 cups Chicken stock

Method

  1. Marinate the chicken breasts in one tablespoon of lemon juice and salt. Mix two tablespoons of cornflour in half a cup of water.
  2. Heat sufficient oil in a wok, roll marinated chicken breasts in remaining cornflour and deep-fry for three to four minutes or until crisp and light golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper.
  3. Heat two tablespoons of oil in a wok or a pan, add all the capsicum pieces and stir-fry for one minute. Add white pepper powder, MSG, sugar, salt, star anise, lemon rind and chicken stock and bring it to a boil.
  4. Stir in cornflour mixture and cook on medium heat for a minute or until the sauce starts to thicken. Add fried chicken breasts, reduce heat and simmer for a couple of minutes.
  5. Stir in the remaining lemon juice and serve hot.

Nutrition Info

Calories 519
Carbohydrates 43.9
Protein 11.6
Fat 33.2
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