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Honey-Glazed Lemon Chicken

Type: Chicken, Poultry
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

4   Boneless skinless chicken breast halves
  Marinade
2 tablespoons 30mlOyster flavored sauce
1 tablespoon 15mlCornstarch
  Sauce
1/3 cup 78mlLemon juice
1/4 cup 59mlHoney
2 tablespoons 30mlChicken broth
2 teaspoons 10mlSoy sauce
1 teaspoon 5mlGrated lemon peel or orange peel
2 teaspoons 10mlCornstarch
  Cooking
  Cooking oil - for deep-frying
  Cornstarch - for dry-coating
1   Egg - lightly beaten
3/4 cup 109g / 3.8ozJapanese-style bread crumbs (panko)
1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozDiced honeydew melon
1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozDiced cantaloupe

Recipe Instructions

Place chicken pieces between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and pound lightly with flat side of a mallet until about l/4-inch thick.

Combine marinade ingredients in a bowl. Add chicken and stir to coat. Let stand for 10 minutes.

Combine sauce ingredients in a saucepan; set aside.

Heat oil in a wok to 350 degrees. Dredge chicken in cornstarch; shake to remove excess. Dip into egg, drain briefly, then coat with panko. Deep-fry chicken, turning once, and cook until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Remove and drain on paper towels.

Heat sauce over medium heat and cook, stirring, until sauce boils and thickens. Add honeydew melon and cantaloupe; cook until heated through.

To serve, cut chicken into bite-size pieces, arrange on a plate, and pour sauce over the top.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

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