Lemon Fried Chicken Recipe
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Learn to make delicious, golden, crispy chicken with this recipe for lemon fried chicken! This easy lemon chicken recipe creates tender/crispy chicken breast pieces with a lovely golden coating, great to serve with mashed, boiled or fried potatoes and a big bowl of healthy salad!
Lemon Fried Chicken
Take your average chicken schnitzel to the next level with an easy and quick to make lemon fried chicken! This quick chicken recipe makes a lovely dinner that even kids will love helping you to prepare and then eating and it’s perfect for busy families!
I absolutely love making this fried lemon chicken ! It’s delicious and quick to make at home so you can enjoy your favorite restaurant recipe in the comfort of your home, anytime you crave some delicious lemon fried chicken. While the original Austrian recipe calls for veal or pork, my favorite is this chicken version as it’s lighter, healthier and tastier.
Other chicken recipes you will love:
- Baked balsamic chicken
- Pineapple chicken with quinoa and pineapple salsa
- Chicken Parmesan sliders
- Apple chicken with prosciutto and onions
- Oven roasted cranberry chicken thighs
- Lemon chicken skewers
- Baked lemon chicken breast
- Air fryer chicken parmesan
Lemon fried chicken is a simple, budget friendly recipe that anyone can make. It works great with fries as well as mashed and boiled potatoes but my favorite way to serve this recipe is next to a big, healthy bowl of salad. Some might even choose to make a dip, sauce, homemade mayonnaise or serve it with a dollop of sour cream.
This is probably the best chicken recipe you can make! Kids love it, adults love it, it’s so tasty, everyone will ask for more. Simple to make, this timeless lemon fried chicken is bursting with flavors! And the whole secret is just a good soak in lemon juice.
Crispy lemon chicken
Ingredients:
- 1.5 lbs skinless boneless chicken breast
- 3 medium large eggs
- 1 cup homemade breadcrumbs
- 1 cup flour, sifted
- juice from 1 medium lemon
- salt and pepper to taste
- vegetable oil for frying
- optional: dried herbs
You will also need:
Directions
- Butterfly the chicken breast, open the 2 parts like a book and separate with a knife. Lightly beat with a meat beater.
- Soak the chicken in lemon juice, salt and pepper for a few hours or overnight.
- Remove chicken from the lemon marinade and strain through a sieve.
- Beat the eggs well and keep on a side (add herbs if you opted to use)
- Dredge chicken in flour, then dip in the egg mixture then dredge in bread crumbs evenly (note: for crispier chicken, repeat the process)
- Heat the oil and fry chicken on both sides about 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden.
- Remove to a plate lined with kitchen towels.
- Best served warm.
Lemon Fried Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs chicken breast skinless & boneless
- 3 medium large eggs
- 1 cup homemade breadcrumbs
- 1 cup flour sifted
- juice from 1 medium lemon
- salt and pepper to taste
- vegetable oil for frying
- optional: dried herbs
You will also need:
- meat beater
- sieve
- skillet
Instructions
- Butterfly the chicken breast, open the 2 parts like a book and separate with a knife. Lightly beat with a meat beater.
- Soak the chicken in lemon juice, salt and pepper for a few hours or overnight.
- Remove chicken from the lemon marinade and strain through a sieve.
- Beat the eggs well and keep on a side (add herbs if you opted to use)
- Dredge chicken in flour, then dip in the egg mixture then dredge in bread crumbs evenly (note: for crispier chicken, repeat the process)
- Heat the oil and fry chicken on both sides about 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden.
- Remove to a plate lined with kitchen towels.
- Best served warm.
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Here in Australia we also have chicken Schnitzels also beef ones . Nearly every PUB has it on their menu .
Hello Petro, I was wondering, instead of frying the chicken, could the chicken be baked instead? If so, at what temperature would you recommend? And have you tried dipping the chicken in a ranch sauce?
Thank you!
Hi, Mara. I never tried baking it so I can’t offer any insights, I’m sorry.
Why don’t you just post the recipe? People don’t care about all the other BS or what you ate when you were a kid or why a dish reminds you of summer. Oh where’s the recipe? On the 2nd page of the page titled “recipe”. Duh! Gotta keep those clicks up and that bounce rate low, right?
Hello. Not sure what your problem is but the recipe is listed in the article, in the recipe card. For those as impatient as yourself, there’s also a Jump to recipe button at the top of the article. Since you sound like a person who obviously knows a thing or two about how websites work, your comment sure comes up as spiteful.
where is the recipe for Lemon Fried Chicken???
It’s on the second page of the article, Susan! Right after “Click to continue reading”.