Lemon Chicken Stir-Fry - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lemon, juice and zest of
    2 tablespoons chicken stock
    2 tablespoons soy sauce
    1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
    1/2 tablespoon honey
    1 teaspoon chili (chopped)
    1 lb chicken (cut into bite sized pieces)
    1 teaspoon sesame oil
    2 teaspoons ginger (minced)
    1 garlic clove (minced)
    3 green onions (chopped)
    fresh cilantro (chopped)
    1 tablespoon sesame seeds (toasted)
Preparation
    Mix the lemon zest, juice, chicken stock, soy sauce, sugar, honey, and chili in a bowl. Do a taste test here to balance out the tartness, saltiness, sweetness and heat.
    Place the chicken into mixture and marinate for 10-20 minutes.
    Heat the oil in a pan.
    Add the ginger and garlic and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
    Add the chicken reserving the marinade.
    Saute the chicken until cooked, about 3-5 minutes.
    Add the reserved marinade and simmer until the sauce has reduced and thickened, about 7-10 minutes.
    Add the green onion, cilantro and sesame seeds and remove from the heat.
    Serve on rice or noodles.

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