{"id":33047,"title":"Chinese Crispy Lemon Chicken","modified":"2025-06-12T09:35:15+02:00","plain":"Just like its distant Chinese cousin, orange chicken, this lemon version will not disappoint. I promise!\n\n\n\nIf you have never tried it, the term lemon chicken - fried chicken coated in a sweet-and-sour lemon sauce - may not sound very exciting. Yet I have never met anyone who was not convinced after the first bite. This Chinese-American creation is flat-out delicious.\n\n\n\nDelicious orange chicken\n\n\n\nIngredients for Chinese Lemon Chicken\n\n\n\nIf you would like to know everything about rice vinegar and how to use it in countless recipes, head over to my full article on the topic\n\n\n\nLight soy sauce is available in every supermarket; it is simply regular salty soy sauce. Do not confuse it with dark soy sauce\n\n\n\nShaoxing wine is a staple in many of my recipes. You can click here to find substitutions, but I strongly suggest keeping a bottle on hand.\n\n\n\nThis delicious red pork, a Chinese classic, is prepared with Shaoxing wine\n\n\n\nTips for Chinese Lemon Chicken\n\n\n\nDo not fry too many pieces at once or they will stick together. In my small Asian fryer I cook about 6 to 8 pieces at a time.\n\n\n\nServe the dish right away. My special breading is sturdy, but given enough time it will soften.\n\n\n\nUse a cooking thermometer to keep the oil at the proper temperature. If it is too hot the outside will burn before the inside cooks; if it is too cool the meat will soak up oil and turn heavy and greasy (fat is life, but in moderation).\n\n\n\nMy fried rice recipe goes perfectly with this dish\n\n\n\nIf you want leftovers, keep some of the crispy chicken separate from the sauce. You can then reheat each part on its own so the dish keeps its flavour and texture. You can even freeze the chicken (without the sauce) after the first fry and later \"reheat\" it by running it through the fryer - just like frozen fries.\n\n\n\nYou can use breast if you prefer, but thigh meat delivers the best flavour.\n\n\n\nOther recipes similar to lemon chicken\n\n\n\nIf you enjoy these flavours, I highly recommend my garlic and honey chicken\n\n\n\n\n\n\tChinese Cripsy Lemon Chicken\n\t\t\n\t\tThe BEST Chinese lemon chicken recipe\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\tMARINADE3 tablespoons  light soy sauce3 tablespoons  Shaoxing wine1 tablespoon  rice vinegar300 g diced chicken thighsFOR THE SAUCE5 tablespoons  lemon juice3 tablespoons  sugar (or more to taste)7 tablespoons  water1 pinch  salt1 tablespoon  cornstarchSUPER CRISPY BREADING1 portion my universal batter recipe\t\n\t\n\t\tMarinate the chicken for 2 hoursHeat the oil to 200\u00b0CRemove the chicken from the marinade and coat it in the breadcrumbs. Fry all the pieces once (4\u20135 min) in small batches, then set them aside on a plate lined with paper towel (ideally on a rack).Once all the pieces are fried, fry them a second time until they are nicely golden, almost orange.Put all the sauce ingredients in a saucepan over low heat and stir until it thickens. Turn off the heat and toss in the chicken.\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\tMain courseChinese","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}