Deep Fried Lemon Chicken
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List of Ingredients
CHICKEN-LEMON - Crispy chunks of chicken in sweet lemon
sauce
INGREDIENTS (Serves 2-3)
2 bell peppers, (1 green and 1 red)
500 g boneless chicken breast
BATTER
50 g flour
40 g cornstarc
2.5 ml double-acting baking powder
1 ml salt
2.5 ml vegetable oil
SAUCE
1 lemon
40 g sugar
12 cl water
5 ml cornstarch
10 ml water
sprigs of parsley
PROCEDURE
(1) Wash and seed the peppers. Cut each one into
strips 5 cmx5 mm
(2) Cut the boneless chicken breast into strips 1 x 8
cm.
(3) Prepare the batter by mixing in a bowl the flour,
cornstarch, baking powder, salt, water, and oil.
Stir until smooth.
(4) Cut half of the lemon into thin semicircular
slices. Prepare the lemon sauce by squeezing the
juice from the other half of the lemon and combin-
ing in a cup with the sugar and water. Stir well.
(5) Combine 5 ml cornstarch and 10 ml water in a
second cup. This mixture will be used later to
thicken the lemon sauce.
(6) Dip each piece of chicken in the batter and let
the excess drip back into the bowl.
(7) Deep fry the chicken in small batches. It is best
to use an electric deep fryer, but if this is not
available, heat 1 liter of vegetable oil in a wok
or deep pan until it is very hot. Then add about
5 pieces of chicken at a time to the oil and cook,
covered, for about 5 minutes or until a golden
brown crust forms. Check once a minute to see if
the pieces are sticking together, and if so,
separate them. After each batch is finished, set
aside on a paper towel to drain off the excess
oil.
( Cook the lemon sauce by pouring the lemon-sugar
mixture into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add
the cornstarch-water mixture and stir until thick-
ened.
(9) To please the eye as well as the palate, mix up
the chicken and colored pepper pieces and pile on
a plate. Top with sprigs of parsley and place the
lemon slices around the outside of the plate. Put
the hot lemon sauce in a cup so that people can
pour it over their chicken just before eating, to
keep it crispy.
NOTES
Serve with rice. Don't forget to start the rice so that it
will be done at the same time as the chicken.
A nice-looking dish for company. The deep-fried chicken
pieces can also be served as party snacks instead of junk
food.
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