# Chinese Lemon Chicken

A healthy and easy Chinese lemon chicken recipe that is high in protein.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 500 g chicken breast, diced
- 1 egg, whisked
- 0.25 cup cornflour
- Lemon zest, salt and pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil, for cooking
- 2 cups cooked rice, to serve
- 0.33 cup lemon juice
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp granulated brown sweetener
- 1 tsp garlic, minced
- 0.25 cups soy sauce
- 0.5 cup chicken stock
- 0.5 tsp Angostura Aromatic Bitters
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 0.25 cup water
- sesame seeds
- green vegetables and spring onion

## Instructions

1. Combine the egg, corn flour, lemon zest, salt and pepper in a bowl.
2. Add the chicken and mix to coat.
3. Cook the chicken in the air-fryer or fry pan with olive oil until golden.
4. Mix the lemon juice, honey, sweetener garlic, soy sauce and stock together in a bowl.
5. Add about half a teaspoon of Angostura bitters to the sauce.
6. Pour the sauce into a pan.
7. Combine the cornflour with 1/4 cup of water until dissolved then add to the sauce, mix well and simmer until thickened.
8. Add the cooked chicken and coat it in the sticky lemon sauce.
9. Serve with steamed rice, green vegetables and garnish with sesame seeds and spring onion.

## Tips

- Add Angostura bitters to sauce. Can airfry chicken or pan

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DP0lV1PEiuV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/98e0654d-1eb4-408e-bdc2-f1a03f3e087f
- Extracted: 2025-11-22

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