Becca’s No Garlic Lemon Chicken with Chow Mein Noodles

By Becca Vail 05/22/15

Chicken Marinade Ingredients: 

• 3 lbs. of tenderloin chicken cut into 1 inch size pieces
• 1 Tbs Sake
• ½ tsp salt

Marinade Directions: 

1. Mix ingredients together and allow to marinate for 10 – 15 minutes.

Chicken Batter Ingredients:

• ½ cup flour
• ¼ c cornstarch
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp Sake
• ½ tsp baking powder
• a small squeeze of lemon if desired 

Batter Directions:

1. Mix all batter ingredients in a large bowl.
2. When the chicken is done marinating, add the chicken to the batter. Be sure to fold the batter over the chicken until each piece of chicken is uniformly coated.
3. Fry or deep fry the battered chicken pieces until golden brown and no longer pink in the middle.

Lemon Sauce for Chicken Ingredients:

• ½ c lemon juice
• ¼ c Sake
• ¼ c water
• 5 Tbs agave
• 1 Tbs organic coconut or brown sugar
• 1 Tbs cornstarch + 2 Tbs water (combined in a separate bowl)
• ½ tsp lemon zest 
• ¼ tsp ground ginger
• ⅛ tsp chili powder
• green onion (sliced)

Lemon Sauce Directions:

1. Combine lemon juice, lemon zest, Sake, sugar, ground ginger, chili powder, and water together in a small saucepan.
2. Bring to a simmer.
3. When the liquid has reduced slightly, add the sliced green onion.
4. In a separate small bowl, combine 1 Tbs of cornstarch with 2 Tbs of cold water and stir.
5. Add the cornstarch mixture to the sauce and stir until the sauce has thickened.
6. Pour the sauce over the cooked chicken and carefully stir.
7. Add the agave and carefully stir until all of the chicken pieces are evenly coated.

Chow Mein Ingredients: 

• 1 lb. of soft chow mein noodles
• 1-8 oz. can sliced bamboo shoots
• 1-8 oz. can sliced water chestnuts
• 1 leek, cleaned and sliced
• Other vegetables as desired (e.g. bok choy, peas, carrots, celery, onion slices, etc.)
• 6 Tbs oil
• 6 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp chili powder
• ½ tsp minced ginger

Chow Mein Directions:

1. Boil the noodles until they are soft (about 2 minutes) then drain.
2. Add the oil to a wok and heat on medium high heat. 
3. Pour the noodles into a wok and stir fry. 
4. Add the vegetables (Note: if the "other" vegetables are raw, stir fry ahead of the noodles), soy sauce, ginger, and chili powder. Stir fry until the noodles are evenly coated.

**If you prefer orange chicken, substitute orange juice and zest for lemon. Also, please adjust all ingredients to taste and enjoy! 

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