TRUE LEMON CHICKEN

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I wanted to make Lemon Chicken like the Chinese restaurants have. After trying many recipes, I found one that was OK. I played with the recipe and tweeked it to my liking...a Lemon Sauce that is lemony with a good balance of sweet. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do.

Provided by Barbs Miller

Categories     Chicken

Time 25m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt and pepper
1 lemons, juice of or 3 tablespoons bottled lemon juice
1 cup water
1/8 cup lime juice
1/8 cup lemon juice
3/4 cup sugar
1 pinch salt
2 drops yellow food coloring
cornstarch, mixed with
water, to thicken

Steps:

  • CHICKEN: Saute cubed chicken in olive oil until done.
  • Set aside.
  • SAUCE: In a small sauce pan, combine first 7 ingredients and bring to a low boil.
  • Slowly stir in cornstarch solution.
  • Depending on how thick you want the sauce determines how much cornstarch solution you use.
  • Careful- sauce tends to boil up when cornstarch solution is added.
  • Serve chicken over a bed of rice.
  • Pour sauce over chicken& rice.
  • Enjoy!

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