Lemon Chicken

Tangy and sour lemon sauce on crispy, fragrant and tender chicken - children would fancy this dish because it is relishing and the sour lemon sauce whets their appetite. 

Recipe:  Source from Y3K (  Issue No. 74 , 9/10 - 213) with minor modifications of my own.

Ingredients:

2 chicken boneless whole leg

1 egg  - lightly beaten

Marinade:

1/2 teaspoon salt.

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1 tablespoon tapioca flour

1 teaspoon custard powder

2 tablespoon water

For coating: (mixed together)

3 tablespoon self-raising flour

3 tablespoon tapioca flour

For Lemon Sauce:

1 tablespoon butter

1 lemon juice (squeeze from one lemon)

some lemon  pulp

1  tablespoon sugar

1/2 cup of water

For thickening: (mixed together)

1 tsp custard powder

1/2 tbsp tapioca flour

1 tbsp water

Method:

1)  Marinate chicken with the marinade for 1/2 hour.

2)  Dip marinated chicken into beaten egg and coat with flour. Deep-fry in hot oil until crispy.

3) Remove, cool, and cut into pieces. Place on plate.

4) Heat butter on a hot pan until it melts. Pour lemon sauce and bring to boil over medium fire. Add thickening sauce. 

5) Drench or drizzle no. 4 over chicken.