Crispy sesame lemon chicken
Make our crispy sesame lemon chicken for a quick, easy and flavour-packed family dinner. Scatter with spring onions and serve with your favourite sides.
Info
Prep time:
Cooking time:
Difficulty:
Serves:
Dairy-free, High-protein, Low sugar, Nut-free
10 mins
15 mins
Easy
6
Sugars
7g
Kcal
280
Fibre
1g
Fat
8g
Protein
26g
Saturates
1g
Salt
1.05g
Carbs
26g
Info
Cooking time:
Prep time:
10 mins
Dairy-free, High-protein, Low sugar, Nut-free
Difficulty:
Serves:
15 mins
Easy
6
Info
10 mins
Prep time:
Cooking time:
15 mins
Difficulty:
Easy
Serves:
6
Dairy-free, High-protein, Low sugar, Nut-free
Sugars
7g
Fibre
1g
Protein
26g
Salt
1.05g
Info
Prep time:
Cooking time:
Difficulty:
Serves:
Dairy-free, High-protein, Low sugar, Nut-free
10 mins
15 mins
Easy
6
Sugars
7g
Fibre
1g
Protein
26g
Salt
1.05g
Info
Prep time:
10 mins
Cooking time:
15 mins
Difficulty:
Easy
Serves:
6
Dairy-free, High-protein, Low sugar, Nut-free
Kcal
7g
Fat
8g
Saturates
1g
Carbs
1g
Ingredients:
• 600g chicken breast fillets, cut into 2cm pieces
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• 5 tbsp plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• Large pinch of white pepper
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil, for frying
• 2 spring onions, finely sliced, to serve
• Cooked noodles, to serve (optional)
For the sauce:
• 2 tsp cornflour
• Zest and juice of 2 unwaxed lemons
• 2 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tsp sesame seeds
• 2 tsp sesame oil
Instructions:
step 1
To make the sauce, tip the cornflour into a bowl and whisk in the lemon zest and juice until any lumps disappear. Add the honey, soy, sesame seeds and sesame oil and mix again. Set aside.
step 2
Combine the cornflour, flour, baking powder, ¼ tsp salt, the pepper, beaten egg and 4 tbsp water in a large bowl. Tip in the chicken pieces, gently tossing to coat.
step 3
Heat the vegetable oil over a high heat and fry the battered chicken pieces in batches for 6 mins per batch until golden and cooked through. Remove the cooked chicken and transfer to a plate or tray lined with kitchen paper.
step 4
When all the chicken has been cooked, return all of it to the pan, still over a high heat, pour in the sauce and toss to coat – the sauce will thicken and cling to the chicken. Scatter with the spring onions and serve with noodles, if you like.