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Nauru-Style Lemon Chicken

Name: Nauru-Style Lemon Chicken
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Nauru
Ingredients: 2 Chicken thighs; 2 lemons Lemon juice; 3 tbsp Potato starch; 1 tbsp Sugar; 1 tbsp Soy sauce; As needed Oil for frying

Main Dish

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Crispy fried chicken tossed in a tangy lemon sauce — a popular Nauruan dish shaped by Chinese immigrant cooking.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Lemon chicken arrived via Chinese immigration and became a fixture at Nauru's Chinese restaurants and food stalls. Though Chinese in origin, it has fully woven itself into the island's home cooking as well.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Served as a one-plate meal with rice, the fried chicken drizzled with a fresh squeeze of lemon.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Chicken thighs 2
Lemon juice 2 lemons
Potato starch 3 tbsp
Sugar 1 tbsp
Soy sauce 1 tbsp
Oil for frying As needed

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and massage with soy sauce to season.
Coat in potato starch and deep-fry in 340°F (170°C) oil until crisp.
Simmer lemon juice, sugar, and a little water in a small saucepan into a glossy sauce.
Toss the fried chicken in the sauce, or drizzle it over the top.

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