Japanese Chicken from The Robert Carrier Cookbook by Robert Carrier

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons peanut or olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, coarsely chopped
• 4 slices lemon, coarsely chopped
• cornflour
• 4-6 tablespoons sake, or dry sherry diluted with a little water
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• ½ ounce ginger root, finely chopped
• 2 shallots, finely chopped
• 1 tender chicken (about 3½ pounds)
• 2-4 tablespoons soy sauce