Double lemon chicken with cheat’s preserved lemon from Ottolenghi Test Kitchen - Extra Good Things (page 25) by Yotam Ottolenghi and Noor Murad

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Accompaniments: Broccolini with peanut gochujang dressing; Fragrant coconut rice with sizzling green onions

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  • Trackypup on March 11, 2026

    Excellent I think my sauce was a bit too thick but tasted great. Will make again.

  • apw2020 on January 21, 2025

    This was great, but wow it was so messy! My kitchen needed a deep clean after this one! And so many dishes!

  • Logan92995 on May 16, 2023

    I really enjoyed this. It was relatively simple to make and came out tasting good. I was initially hesitant, due to the fact that I've made egg-based lemon chicken soup before (avgolomono) and wasn't a huge fan, but I think when served as just chicken it can turn out really well. I also liked the marinade used a lot. Be forewarned as others in here have stated that the frying process is pretty messy. I ended up serving this with a side of store-bought fried rice which was a good decision.

  • lsmedley on January 12, 2023

    I got a lot of bitterness from the lemon rind and it was VERY lemony. Was good, but could only eat one serving and had to give the leftovers away. Really liked how crispy the chicken got, but the writers are right when they say the pan will definitely spit!

  • rhb on December 08, 2022

    The Cheat's Lemons is fantastic! First time I made it, I used 6 small lemons. Took a long time to simmer. Easier to use than preserved lemons and much nicer than commercial preserved lemons. We've been putting this on so many dishes, it is a great condiment! We also made the entire chicken recipe and it was good. Not very lemony to me and too lemony for my husband. I like some other lemon chicken recipes a bit better that are simpler so I probably won't make the chicken again. For the Cheat's Lemon, I try to always have some on hand. ETA: the Cheat's Preserved Lemon freezes perfectly.

  • riapugh on December 06, 2022

    Very lemony! I enjoyed it but it was too sharp and sour for my husband. The egg white marinade for the chicken made it really delicious and tender, will use that technique again.

  • KarinaFrancis on November 08, 2022

    An update on the old school classic and thankfully no deep frying required. The sauce was really punchy thanks to the cheats preserved lemon and it makes enough for a couple of batches. Will repeat

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