Sesame Chicken

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts, cubed (or cut into strips)
• 1 -2 tablespoon peanut oil
• 1/2 cup water (maybe some more)
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 5 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated
• 1 -2 chili pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 -2 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
• chopped green onion, for garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 for the sauce, mix the cornstarch with the water until there are no lumps.
• 2 add the sherry, ketchup,honey, soy, garlic, ginger, chili and the sesame oil, set aside.
• 3 in a non-stick frying pan heat the oil and fry the chicken for approx 5 minutes.
• 4 add the sauce mixture and cook until the sauce starts to thicken.
• 5 lower the heat, add the sesame seeds and simmer for approx 10 minutes.
• 6 if the sauce is too thick add some more water.
• 7 serve with the green onions sprinkled on top.