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Buying a whole chicken is usually cheaper than buying chicken parts like breasts. A whole chicken is four to five pounds, the leg quarters, consisting of thighs and drumsticks, are one pound. Wings are half a pound. Here is a quick way how to oil fry delicious chinese lemon chicken leg quarters in a skillet for a special dinner.
View original recipe on cookpad.comMake the batter. Mix batter ingredients till smooth and runny.
Remove the leg quarters from the chicken: lay chicken breast down, grab the thighs, pull away from breasts, cut backbone. Chop down if confident, push down if new to this. Remove back bone. Done.
Batter, fry the chicken. Heat in 1” deep grapeseed oil (one quart in my skillet) to 375F degrees. Batter dried off chicken quarter on all sides to prevent splattering, fry 5 minutes on each side. Keep warm in 300F degree oven till sauce is ready.
Make the red lemon sauce: mix water, juice and sugar, bring to boil. Add cornstarch and paprika, stir till thickened. Lay chicken on heated serving platter, garnish with lemon slices, drizzle lemon sauce over. Serve. Enjoy.
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