Ingredients
SKINLESS BONELESS CHICKEN BR MA
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp rice wine, or dry sherry
1 tsp soy sauce
1 egg yolk
PEPPER LEMON SAUCE
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup chicken broth
2 tbsp water
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp sesame oil, (or vegetable oi
1 juice of one lemon, (about 1 ----for frying--
6 tbsp cornstarch
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
8 cup oil, for deep-frying
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 sliced lemon, if desired
Directions
Recipe by: jlapoint@hpl3sn03.cern.ch (Jenipher Lapoint) Cut chicken
breasts into very thin 2" by 1-1/2" slices. Combine marinade
ingredients in a medium bowl. Add chicken; mix well. Let stand 15
minutes Combine ingredients for lemon sauce in a small bowl; mix well
and set aside Mix flour and cornstarch in a medium bowl. Dip chicken
in flour mixture to coat. Heat 8 cups oil in a wok over medium-high
heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Reduce heat to low. Carefully
lower flour-coated chicken into hot oil with a slotted metal spoon.
Deep fry 30 seconds to a minute, until chicken is light golden.
Remove chicken with a slotted spoon, draini well over wok. Arrange
on a platter. Remove oil from wok except 1 teaspoo Heat oil remaining
in wok over medium heat. Stir Lemon Sauce into hot oil. Bring to a
boil. When sauce thickens slightly, add 1 tablespoon vegetable to
make sauce glossy. Stir sauce and pour over chicken. Garnish with
lemo slices and serve immediately.
Makes 4 servings.
Servings: 4 servings
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