Fried Chicken Slices With Lemon Sauce
Ingredients:
3/4
lb
Chicken breast
6
tb
Cornstarch
3
tb
Flour
---------
FOR SEASONING SAUCE ---------
3
tb
Lemon juice (fresh)
3
tb
Soup stock
1/2
ts
Salt
2
ts
Cornstarch
1
ts
Sesame oil
---------
FOR COATING ---------
8
c
Oil
---------
FOR MARINADE ---------
1/2
ts
Salt
1/2
tb
Wine
1/2
tb
Light soy sauce
1
tb
Cornstarch
1
tb
Cold water
1
Egg yolk
1/8
ts
Pepper
3
Drops yellow food coloring
Method:
** Procedure: 1.
) After removing the chicken skin, cut into 1 - 1/2 inch-wide 2 inch-long thin slices.
Marinate with the salt, wine, soy sauce, cornstarch, water, egg yolk and pepper.
Soak about 10 minutes.
2.
) Mix seasoning sauce in a small bowl.
3.
) Mix 6 Tb.
of cornstarch and 3 Tb of flour on a plate.
Use it to coat each piece of the chicken.
Deep fry the chicken slices over low heat about 1/2 minute until golden.
Reheat oil very hot.
Deep fry the chicken again for 10 more seconds.
Drain and remove to a platter.
4.
) Heat another 1 Tbs of oil.
Stir fry the seasoning sauce, when it boils and thickens, splash 1 Tbs of hot oil to make the sauce shine.
Pour the sauce onto the fried chicken slices.
Serve hot.
(Garnish the platter with some sliced lemon and parsley).
Note: If you like a more sour taste, squeeze the juice from the lemon on the chicken slices.
Pei Mei's Chinese Cook Book Volume II by Fu.
Pei Mei Printed by Chiu-Yu Printing Co, Ltd (1974)