Crispy Chinese Air Fryer Lemon Chicken
Course: Appetizers, Main, Meal PrepCuisine: American, ChineseDifficulty: Medium2
servings15
minutes20
minutes501
kcal35
minutes58g Protein 🍋 Chinese Takeout Style Lemon Chicken
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Ingredients
1 pound chicken breast (cut into 1” pieces)
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon chinese cooking wine or white wine
1⁄4 cup cornstarch
1⁄4 cup all purpose flour
1 egg (lightly beaten)
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 garlic clove (minced)
1 teaspoon ginger (minced)
1⁄2 cup chicken stock
1 lemon (zested and juiced)
2 tablespoons sugar replacement (swerve)
Salt to taste
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon water
Sesame seeds (optional)
Green onions (optional)
Steps
- Preheat and air fryer to 375°F.
- In a bowl combine chicken, soy sauce, cooking wine and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
- Combine the cornstarch and flour into 1 bowl and in another bowl, add the egg.
- Dredge chicken into the flour, then the egg and back into flour mixture.
- Add dredge chicken into the air fryer basket and cook for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked to 165°F internal temp, flipping 10 minutes into cooking.
- While that is cooking, make your sauce. In a medium pan, heat sesame oil over medium heat. sauté garlic and ginger until fragrant and then add in chicken stock, lemon juice and zest and sugar replacement. Simmer for 5-7 minutes until thickened.
- Combine water and cornstarch, whisking until dissolved. Add into sauce. Simmer for 1-2 minutes or until thickened stirring constantly. Once thickened set aside.
- Remove cooked chicken from air fryer and toss in sauce.
- Serve with sesame seeds and green onions and enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts
2 servings per container
Serving Size.5 g
Calories501
- Amount Per Serving% Daily Value *
- Total Fat
11.3g
17%
- Saturated Fat 2.6g 10%
- Trans Fat .04g
- Sodium 891.3mg 38%
- Amount Per Serving% Daily Value *
- Potassium 1058.8mg 31%
- Total Carbohydrate
41.4g
14%
- Dietary Fiber 2.2g 8%
- Sugars 5g
- Protein 56.1g 113%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.