Lemon Sauce for Chicken

"I love lemon chicken from Chinese restaurants but don't want to deep fry anything at home. So when I found this yummy sauce recipe I decided it'd be just as good over stir fried chicken breast strips. I've also made this with Splenda instead of sugar with good results."
 
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Ready In:
10mins
Ingredients:
6
Yields:
3 cups
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ingredients

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directions

  • In saucepan bring chicken stock to a boil and then add lemon juice, sugar and zest.
  • Return mixture to a boil.
  • Blend together cornstarch and cold water and stir into the lemon sauce.
  • Cook until thickened, stirring frequently and adjust seasoning to taste.

Questions & Replies

  1. Gday i found the lemon sauce yeah looking for would to cooking up a storm. brb later let you know how it went & what did i make with this sauce
     
  2. so much sugar?
     
  3. HOW LONG?
     
  4. How do you make honey chicken?
     
  5. What else can I use this sauce with?
     
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Reviews

  1. I had been searching for such a sauce since the heb chineese kitchen in my neighborhood closed. I followed it exactly and it was AWESOME!
     
  2. The sauce as made lacked the depth of flavor I was looking for. I added an 1/8tsp of black pepper, and 1/4tsb each of ground garlic, ginger, and parsley flakes. It really turned this basic sauce into something spectacular. Switch out the ginger for dill and this would go great with fish. Next time I'll try adding a pinch of cayenne pepper.
     
  3. This was so good that I had to hunt down my password just to post this review! It was much brighter than the sauce at my local restaurant, and not so sickeningly sweet. I took the advice of a reviewer and added a slice of ginger. Also, I made this in the microwave, and it still turned out great! Now I need something else to spoon it over!
     
  4. Yum, this is a great lemon sauce. I love the Chinese lemon chicken and I had some pre-breaded chicken breasts to use up so I decided to try to make some. This sauce worked great! It is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks so much for the tasty recipe!
     
  5. I made this to go with last night's leftover chicken. I used splenda instead of sugar. DH didn't really like dinner last night but with a little rice and this sauce, he gave it five stars. Thanks...we'll be using this with other recipes in the future.
     
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Tweaks

  1. sauce tasted like lemonade. Add chili flakes and some salt :)
     
  2. The sauce as made lacked the depth of flavor I was looking for. I added an 1/8tsp of black pepper, and 1/4tsb each of ground garlic, ginger, and parsley flakes. It really turned this basic sauce into something spectacular. Switch out the ginger for dill and this would go great with fish. Next time I'll try adding a pinch of cayenne pepper.
     
  3. I used with pork scaloppine. Substituted plain flour for cornflour and added some fresh sage. Great!
     
  4. Added some chopped fresh BASIL. Also Halved the recipe - as written this makes way to much for just the of us.
     
  5. Added more lemon and some salt.
     

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