I wanted to make Lemon Chicken like the Chinese restaurants have. After trying many recipes, I found one that was OK. I played with the recipe and tweeked it to my liking...a Lemon Sauce that is lemony with a good balance of sweet. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do.

Ingredients

2 serv.

boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces↗2
olive oil↗1 tablespoon
salt and pepper
SAUCE
lemons, juice of or 3 tablespoons bottled lemon juice↗1
water↗1 cup
lime juice↗1⁄8 cup
lemon juice↗1⁄8 cup
sugar↗3⁄4 cup
salt↗1 pinch
yellow food coloring↗2 drops
cornstarch, mixed with↗
water, to thicken↗

Step-by-step instructions

1
CHICKEN: Saute cubed chicken in olive oil until done.
2
Set aside.
3
SAUCE: In a small sauce pan, combine first 7 ingredients and bring to a low boil.
4
Slowly stir in cornstarch solution.
5
Depending on how thick you want the sauce determines how much cornstarch solution you use.
6
Careful- sauce tends to boil up when cornstarch solution is added.
7
Serve chicken over a bed of rice.
8
Pour sauce over chicken& rice.
9
Enjoy!

Source: food.com

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