Crispy sesame lemon chicken

Make our crispy sesame lemon chicken for a quick, easy and flavour-packed family dinner. Scatter with spring onions and serve with your favourite sides.

Ingredients

• 600 g chicken breast fillets, cut into 2cm pieces
• 5 tbsp plain flour
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• large pinch of white pepper
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil, for frying
• 2 spring onions, finely sliced, to serve
• cooked noodles, to serve (optional)
• 2 tsp cornflour
• 2 unwaxed lemons, zested and juiced
• 2 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tsp sesame seeds
• 2 tsp sesame oil

Steps

1. To make the sauce, tip the cornflour into a bowl and whisk in the lemon zest and juice until any lumps disappear. Add the honey, soy and sesame seeds and mix again. Set aside.
2. Combine the cornflour, flour, baking powder, ¼ tsp salt, the pepper, beaten egg and 4 tbsp water in a large bowl. Tip in the chicken pieces, gently tossing to coat.
3. Heat the vegetable oil over a high heat and fry the battered chicken pieces in batches for 6 mins per batch until golden and cooked through. Remove the cooked chicken to a plate or tray lined with kitchen paper.
4. When all the chicken has been cooked, return all of it to the pan, still over a high heat, drizzle in the sauce and toss to coat – the sauce will thicken and cling to the chicken. Scatter with the spring onions and serve with noodles, if you like.