Panda Express Mandarin Chicken recipe

(this is one that I keep "losing" as its links change)

So tasty, and quite easy to make, especially compared to most mandarin chicken recipes. I don’t always use as much sugar as it calls for…

Ingredients :

2/3 cup sugar

¼ cup soy sauce

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tspn vegetable oil

1 tspn minced fresh garlic

½ tspn minced fresh ginger

¼ cup water

1 tbsp cornstarch

6 skinless chicken thigh fillets

Preparation & Cooking Instructions :

Combine sugar, soy sauce, lemon juice, oil, garlic and ginger in a small saucepan.

Combine water with cornstarch in a small bowl and stir until cornstarch is dissolved. Add to saucepan and turn heat to high. Stir often while bringing mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 4 to 6 minutes or until sauce is thick.

Preheat your grill on high for the chicken.

When the grill is hot, rub each chicken piece with oil and cook the chicken for 4 to 6 minutes per side or until done. Chicken should have browned in spots. When chicken is done, chop it into bite-size pieces.

Pour the chicken pieces into a large frying pan over medium heat. Heat until chicken sizzles then reduce heat and cover chicken until ready to serve.

Spoon chicken into a medium bowl, then pour all the sauce over the chicken and stir until well-coated. Serve with steamed rice.

(or just use pre-cooked chicken, any style, and cut into bite-size pieces and mix into the sauce at the end...)