This delicious tangy lemon chicken is easy to make and better than any Chinese takeout lemon chicken. The chicken is first pan-fried in coconut oil and coated in a tangy lemon sauce. It's a healthy and easy 30-minute dinner recipe that you will fall in LOVE with!
Ingredients
Sesame Lemon Sauce
½cupwater
Zest and juice of 2 lemons
2tablespoonhoney
1teaspoontoasted sesame oil
¼teaspoonturmeric, for color
2teaspoonstapioca starch, can sub cornstarch
The Chicken
8boneless skinless chicken thighs
3tablespoontapioca starch, can sub cornstarch
2tablespoonscoconut oil
1teaspoonminced ginger
1clovegarlic, minced
1largehead of broccoli, chopped into bite-sized pieces
Sesame seeds and lemon slices, to serve
Instructions
Add the water, lemon zest and juice, honey, sesame oil, turmeric, and tapioca stach to a medium-sized bowl and whisk.
½ cup water, Zest and juice of 2 lemons, 2 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil, ¼ teaspoon turmeric, 2 teaspoons tapioca starch
Cut each chicken thigh into 5 or 6 pieces. Place the pieces in a bowl and sprinkle the tapioca starch over the top. Mix so that the chicken is coated in the starch.
Heat the coconut oil in a large, non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until brown on all sides and cooked through, about 10 minutes. Work in batches if needed. Remove the chicken from the pan.
2 tablespoons coconut oil
Add the ginger and garlic to the pan and cook for a few seconds. Add the broccoli and 1/4 cup of water and cover the pan. Let the broccoli steam for 5 minutes then remove it from the pan and put it on your dinner plates.
1 teaspoon minced ginger, 1 clove garlic, 1 large head of broccoli
Add the chicken back to the pan and pour the sauce over the top. Stir until the sauce thickens, about 1 minute. Serve with some sesame seeds and lemon slices.