Chinese Chicken & Broccoli in Lemon-Garlic Sauce
Chinese Chicken & Broccoli in Lemon-Garlic Sauce
3 qts. chicken broth
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1 cup soy sauce
2/3 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup minced garlic
1/3 cup honey
4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. red pepper flakes -- crushed
2 1/2 cups cornstarch
2 1/2 cups cold water
8 lbs. boneless chicken -- uncooked, cut in
3/4 in pieces
4 cups onion -- thinly sliced
4 cups carrot. thinly sliced
2 cups lemon -- thinly sliced
6 lbs. broccoli florettes, steamed
tender crisp
cooked rice -- optional
1. Combine chicken broth, oil, soy sauce, lemon juice, salt, honey,
garlic, pepper flakes and bring to a boil.
2. Dissolve cornstarch in water and whisk into hot liquid to thicken.
3. Combine mixture with chicken, onion, carrot and lemon.
4. Cover and bake at 400_ F in hotel pan until chicken is cooked
through but still juicy, about 20 minutes.
5. Stir in broccoli florettes and serve, alone or over
rice.
Note: Alternatively, uncooked broccoli can be added before baking;
however, some color will be lost.
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