Name: Best Lemon Chicken recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: asian
Ingredients: 500 g chicken breast fillet cubed; 1 tbs olive oil; 1 tbs ginger grated; 2 garlic cloves thinly sliced; 2.00 tbs cornflour; 2 tbs water; 1 tbs sherry; 1 tbs soy sauce; 1 tbs plain flour; 1 lemon juiced; 1 tbs white sugar; 1 tbs oyster sauce; 2 tsp thick soy sauce; 250.00 ml chicken stock (liquid)

by blackwood_53 Last updated on 05/05/2025

A delicious home-style, Asian dish with a rich, zesty sauce. I’ve been enjoying making this meal for 20 year and still love it.

- blackwood_53

Ingredients

500 g chicken breast fillet cubed
1 tbs olive oil
1 tbs ginger grated
2 garlic cloves thinly sliced
1 tbs cornflour
2 tbs water

Marinade

1 tbs sherry
1 tbs soy sauce
1 tbs cornflour
1 tbs plain flour

Sauce

1 lemon juiced
1 tbs white sugar
1 tbs oyster sauce
2 tsp thick soy sauce
1 cup chicken stock (liquid)

Method

Step 1

Add all ingredients for the marinade to a bowl, add chicken and mix together to coat. Set aside.
Step 2

Combine sauce ingredients into a bowl.
Step 3

Heat oil in a wok over medium heat. Add ginger and garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
Step 4

Add chicken and cook until cooked though.
Step 5

Add sauce and bring to the boil. Simmer for 1 minute.
Step 6

Add dissolved cornflour. Bring to the boil to thicken sauce.

Equipment

1 wok

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

Adjust sauce ingredients to taste.

Chicken thigh can be used.

Thick soy sauce can be found with all of the other sauces at your local supermarket. The brand I have is called 'Pearl River Bridge' and it's called 'Mushroom flavoured Superior dark soy sauce'

This recipe makes a fair amount of sauce, so to feed 5 or 6 people just add more chicken.

I serve this with steamed rice and vegetables, or fried rice.