Chinese-style Lemon Chicken

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 425 g (15 oz) skinless, boneless chicken breasts (fillets), sliced
  • 1 onion, halved and thinly sliced
  • 1 large green pepper, seeded and cut into thin strips
  • 1 garlic clove, chopped
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh root ginger
  • 2 large carrots, thinly sliced at a slant
  • 1 can water chestnuts, about 220 g, drained and sliced
  • 300 ml (10 fl oz) chicken stock, preferably home-made
  • 3 tbsp dry sherry
  • 2 tbsp cornflour
  • 2 tsp caster sugar
  • 3 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • grated zest of 2 large lemons
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 150 g (5½ oz) fine green beans, cut into 5 cm (2 in) lengths
  • 225 g (8 oz) bean sprouts

Description

A Savoury Lemon Sauce Seasoned With A Hint Of Sesame Tastes Fabulous With Tender Chicken And Crunchy Oriental Vegetables. Serve Plain Egg Noodles Or Rice To Add Some Satisfying Starchy Carbohydrate.

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