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Homemade Battered Lemon Chicken!

Ingredients

  • Boneless Chicken cubed
  • 1 cup "fresh" Beer
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • Pinch salt
  • Self Rising Flour add in small amounts until mixture is thick
  • Oil for deep frying

Lemon Sauce

  • 1/2 Cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2/3 cup lemon juice
  • 1 lemon for zest
  • 1 Cup water

Instructions

  • Chicken-
  • Whisk together beer,water,salt and add self raising flour.
  • To test when batter is at right consistency -it should coat your finger and not run off, batter should also be smooth and free of lumps
  • Cut chicken in little squares and coat it with the batter. Make sure to cover all of it
  • Using a wok deep fry chicken in batches in hot oil until golden brown

Sauce-

  • Mix cornflour and water to make a smooth paste and set aside
  • Grate 1/2 to 1 Lemon, add to a small saucepan along with lemon juice and sugar
  • Stir on medium heat until simmering
  • Add cornflour paste to saucepan and continue to stir until thickened
  • Pour sauce over chicken
  • Serve with rice or noodles
  • ENJOY!