#314 Home-made Lemon chicken

Recipe adapated from Blogchef.net 

Ingredients:

2 1/2lbs boneless-skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1” cubes)

Marinade-

2 tablespoons soy sauce

½ teaspoon salt

The batter 

2 large eggs

¼ cup cornstarch

½ teaspoon baking powder

1 pinch white pepper

oil (for frying)

The Lemon Sauce

1/3 cup sugar

1 cup chicken broth

1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch

2 tablespoons lemon juice

¾ teaspoon salt

3 slices of lemon (peeled)

2 tablespoons oil

Step 1: Place cut chicken breast pieces into a bowl and mix with 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and ½ teaspoon of salt. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Step 2: To make the batter – beat 2 large eggs with ¼ cup of cornstarch, a pinch of white pepper and baking powder.  Coat the chicken with the batter.

Step 3: Heat deep fryer to 350 degrees and deep-fry in batches until chicken is fully cooked. Drain on paper towels and set aside. You can also cook the chicken using a wok if you don’t have a deep fryer.

Step 4: Now, to make the lemon sauce – combine 1/3 cup of sugar, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 1 cup chicken broth, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and ¾ teaspoon salt. Mix until well combined and add 3 slices of lemon to the sauce mixture.

Step 5: Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in your wok and stir in the lemon sauce mixture and heat until well mixed and sauce becomes clear. Remove lemon slices and pour the sauce over the chicken and mix.

#292 Lemon,Rosemary & Thyme Roast Chicken

Ingredients:

Roast Chicken:

6 pieces of chicken leg (remove moisture with kitchen towels)

1 whole bulb garlic, thinly sliced

3 sprigs of fresh rosemary 

6 sprigs of fresh thyme

1 tsp lemon rind + juice

1 Tbs olive oil

4 Tbs Honey

 sea salt & pepper to taste

Preparation Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 190c (fan). Finely chop garlic, rosemary and thyme or use a food processor.
2. In a medium size bowl, add in the olive oil, honey into the mixed herbs until incorporated. 
3. Season with salt and ground pepper to taste.
4. Pour the herb mixture all over the chicken.
5. Place in the oven for 30-45 minutes, serve with coleslaw or anything you like. 

Coleslaw:

• 1/4 small red cabbage
• 1/2 small green cabbage
• 1/2 carrot, shredded
• 1 Tbs lemon rind
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 8 Tbs Mayonaise 
• 1 Tbs honey
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

Preparation method

1. Remove any tough outer leaves from the cabbage.
2. Trim the core and any tough stems from the cabbage and thinly slice.
3. Add to a bowl with the shredded carrot, lemonrind, lemon juice, olive oil, Mayonnaise, honey, salt and black pepper. Toss to combine.

voila! Bon appetite