Lemon Orange Fried Chicken
Lemon Orange Fried Chicken

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Lemon Orange Fried Chicken is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Lemon Orange Fried Chicken is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

Chunks of chicken fillets lightly coated in starch, deep fried then tossed in a sticky sauce made with lemon juice, orange juice and sugar. Chinese-style lemon orange chicken is so addictive! It's freshly squeezed lemon juice, orange juice, sugar and a bit of salt boiled until reduced to a sticky syrup.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have lemon orange fried chicken using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Lemon Orange Fried Chicken:
  1. Make ready 2 Lemons
  2. Make ready 1 Orange
  3. Take 1/4 Cup Sugar
  4. Get 2 Pounds chicken skinless boneless thighs
  5. Get 3/4 Cup Flour
  6. Make ready 2 Eggs
  7. Make ready 1/4 Cup green onion minced
  8. Make ready 1/4 Cup canola oil
  9. Get 1/4 Teaspoon salt
  10. Take 1/4 Tablespoon black pepper

Place chicken and lemon juice into a zip-lock bag. Remove chicken from bag and pat dry with paper towels. In a medium mixing bowl, blend together salt and flour. Place each chicken breast into flour and shake off excess.

Steps to make Lemon Orange Fried Chicken:
  1. Squeeze juice from lemons and oranges into a small pot and remove seeds and pulp. Add sugar and simmer over low heat until mixture thickens.
  2. Dice chicken into small pieces (2 inches long at most).
  3. Sprinkle salt and pepper into the flour and mix. Crack eggs into a bowl and beat.
  4. Dip each piece of chicken in egg and then into flour until it is coated in flour. Then roll lightly in green onions.
  5. Coat frying pan in canola oil and turn on heat to medium. Add chicken when oil is hot enough that it sizzles when chicken is added.
  6. Flip chicken pieces when they are crispy and slightly browned (about 5 minutes). Remove chicken when both sides are slightly browned and chicken is cooked all the way through (about 5 minutes per side).
  7. Once the chicken is done, turn off heat, pour the citrus sauce onto the chicken, and mix until the chicken is evenly coated.
  8. Serve on white rice or similar cooked grain.

In another bowl, lightly beat egg. Remove the chicken strips from the oil with a slotted spoon and let drain on paper toweling. Place the cooked chicken on a serving plate. Place the lemon sauce in a bowl and serve alongside the chicken. Learn to make delicious, golden, crispy chicken with this recipe for lemon fried chicken!

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