Lemon Chicken with Scallions from Southern China
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Learn how to make the traditional Chinese recipe of Lemon Chicken with scallions
06 January, 2013
ingredients
Egg whites
1
Oil
1 tsp, sesame
Cornflour
2 tsp
Chicken
600 g, breast, skinned, ready to cook cut into bite-sized pieces
Chicken stock
70 ml
Lemon juice
45 ml
Sugar
12.5 g
Soy sauce
15 ml, light
Rice wine
22.5 ml
Garlic
20 g, chopped
Chili pepper
1 - 2, chopped
Cornflour
1 tsp
Oil
2 tsp, sesame
Scallion
2 tbsp, chopped
Preparation
Mix together the egg white and sesame oil, add a little salt and the cornflour and stir in the chicken.
Marinate for 20 min in the fridge. Boil around 400 ml water in a wok and add the chicken.
Keep stirring so that the chicken does not stick. After around 4 min, when the meat is white, sieve.
Dry the wok and add all the ingredients for the sauce apart from the cornflour and the sesame oil. Bring to the boil.
Mix the cornflour with 1 tbsp water, add to the wok and simmer for 1 minute. Add the meat and heat quickly.
Stir in the oil then arrange in bowls and serve garnished with scallions.
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