Easy Chinese Lemon Chicken
Enjoy this Easy Chinese Lemon Chicken recipe that delivers restaurant-quality flavor at home. Try it tonight for a delightful family dinner!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: Serves approximately four people 1x
- Category: Main
- Method: Stir-frying
- Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ pounds cooked popcorn chicken
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 4 green onions
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 ½ teaspoons fresh ginger root
- ¾ cup water
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Cornstarch slurry (1 tablespoon water + 1 tablespoon cornstarch)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven according to package instructions for the popcorn chicken. Cook until golden brown and crispy; set aside.
- In a large wok or skillet over medium heat, add vegetable oil. Once hot, sauté the white part of the green onion, garlic, ginger, and optional chili flakes for about 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Add water, sugar, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to the wok. Stir well and bring to a simmer.
- Slowly add the cornstarch slurry while whisking until the sauce thickens to your desired consistency.
- Toss in the popcorn chicken until well coated and heated through. Serve hot garnished with green onion tops.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 36g
- Sodium: 550mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 51g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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