PAN SEARED LEMON CHICKEN

Pan Seared Lemon Chicken

I have come across 2 ways of cooking Lemon Chicken, 

(i) Crispy, deep fried in batter

(ii) Pan Seared

I choose to cook the later one because it is easy and healthy!

It is done by simply pan seared the chicken leg

and 

drench in sweet and sour lemon sauce!

This is the pan seared chicken leg.

Pan Seared Lemon Chicken

1 chicken whole leg, de-boned

1/2 lemon
      - lemon peel, sliced thinly or grated
      - juiced, 1-2 tsp depends on your liking
1/2 tsp garlic, minced
2 tsp sugar
salt and pepper to taste
soya sauce for taste & colour
1/2 cup water

Thickener: 1 Tbsp corn flour
                  2 Tbsp water

1) marinate chicken whole leg with salt & pepper for 15min
2) heat up a little oil in a pan, saute' garlic until fragrant, remove garlic
3) place the chicken leg, skin side down to cook
4) when brown, turn over and sear the other side until cooked
5) remove from heat & chop into bite size
6) heat up the same pan, add 2 tsp sugar
7) when sugar starts to melt, add lemon juice and water, allow to simmer
8) add salt, soya sauce & sugar to taste. More lemon juice if you prefer
9) slowly add in chicken pieces & thickener until required consistency is reached
10) enjoy