Sesame Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 3/4 cup vinegar
• 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons chili paste or 2 teaspoons chili sauce
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 -2 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon ginger paste
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• olive oil (for the wok) or peanut oil (for the wok)
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 remove bone and skin from chicken.
• 2 cut into bite sized pieces.
• 3 mix with the first 8 ingredients (egg through pepper).
• 4 stir in chicken.
• 5 cover and refrigerate 20 minutes.
• 6 mix 1/2-cup water and 1/4-cup cornstarch.
• 7 heat next ingredients (sugar through garlic) until boiling.
• 8 stir in cornstarch mixture.
• 9 cook until thickened.
• 10 taste and adjust sweetness to taste with vinegar or sugar.
• 11 remove from heat; keep warm.
• 12 heat oil (about 1-1/2 inches deep) to 350°.
• 13 fry pieces of chicken in batches small enough to allow free movement.
• 14 cook three minutes or until light brown or golden brown if you will only fry once.
• 15 remove from oil and drain on paper towels.
• 16 repeat until all chicken is done.
• 17 (2nd frying is optional but makes the chicken crispy like you get at chinese places) reheat oil to 375°.
• 18 fry about 1/2 the chicken 1 minute, or until golden brown.
• 19 remove from oil and drain on towel.
• 20 repeat with remaining chicken.
• 21 heat sauce to boiling, pour over chicken and sprinkle on sesame seeds.
• 22 serve immediately or keep in a warm oven for up to 30 minutes.