How To Cook The BEST Crispy Lemon Ginger Chicken 🍗🍋 And Quick Egg Fried Rice 🍳🍚

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: salt + water

Tamari is gluten-free and has a similar flavor profile.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: sugar syrup

Agave syrup is lower on the glycemic index.

cornstarch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: flour

Arrowroot is a gluten-free thickener.

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: chicken drumsticks

Drumsticks are often less expensive and still flavorful.

Thinly slice the chicken breast.

In a bowl, combine potato starch, custard powder, salt, MSG, and white pepper.

Coat the chicken slices in the starch mixture.

Heat vegetable oil in a deep frying pan and fry the chicken until crispy.

In another pan, heat 2 tbsp of vegetable oil and sauté the onion, garlic, and ginger until fragrant.

Add the rehydrated chillies, pineapple chunks, lemon juice, lemon cordial, lemon curd, brown sugar, and water to the onion mixture and cook until combined.

Prepare the fried rice by mixing steamed rice with salt, MSG, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and beaten egg in a pan with oil until heated through.

Cooking Techniques

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