Name: Crispy sesame lemon chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 600g chicken breast fillets cut into 2cm pieces; 2tbsp cornflour; 5tbsp plain flour; 1tsp baking powder; large pinch of white pepper; 1 egg beaten; 2tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil for frying; 2 spring onions finely sliced, to serve; cooked noodles, to serve (optional); 2tsp cornflour; 2 unwaxed lemons zested and juiced; 2tbsp honey; 2tbsp soy sauce; 2tsp sesame seeds; 2tsp sesame oil

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.

25 min total 10 min prep 15 min cook 6 280 cal

Instructions

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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.
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.
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.
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.