Sesame Chicken (Chinese New Year)

Name: Sesame Chicken (Chinese New Year)
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless; marinade; soy sauce, light; cooking wine; sesame oil; flour; cornstarch; water; baking powder; baking soda; vegetable oil; water; chicken broth, low salt; vinegar; cornstarch; sugar; soy sauce, dark; sesame oil; thai chili paste; garlic cloves; sesame seeds; peanut oil

Sesame chicken is a very popular restaurant dish.

Yield

6 servings

Prep

25 min

Cook

20 min

Ready

45 min

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
3		chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless	*
		marinade as needed	*
2	tablespoons	soy sauce, light
1	tablespoon	cooking wine or dry sherry	*
		sesame oil as needed	*
2	tablespoons	all-purpose flour
2	tablespoons	cornstarch
2	tablespoons	water
¼	teaspoon	baking powder
¼	teaspoon	baking soda
1	teaspoon	vegetable oil
Sauce for sesame chicken
½	cup	water
1	cup	chicken broth, low salt
⅛	cup	vinegar
¼	cup	cornstarch
1	cup	sugar
2	tablespoons	soy sauce, dark
2	tablespoons	sesame oil
		thai chili paste as needed	*
1		garlic cloves minced	*
Other
2	tablespoons	sesame seeds toasted
3 ½	cups	peanut oil for deep-frying

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient	Features
3	whole	chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless	*
1	x	marinade as needed	*
3E+1	ml	soy sauce, light
15	ml	cooking wine or dry sherry	*
1	x	sesame oil as needed	*
3E+1	ml	all-purpose flour
3E+1	ml	cornstarch
3E+1	ml	water
1.3	ml	baking powder
1.3	ml	baking soda
5	ml	vegetable oil

Sauce for sesame chicken:
118	ml	water
237	ml	chicken broth, low salt
3E+1	ml	vinegar
59	ml	cornstarch
237	ml	sugar
3E+1	ml	soy sauce, dark
3E+1	ml	sesame oil
1	x	thai chili paste as needed	*
1	clove	garlic cloves minced	*

Other:
3E+1	ml	sesame seeds toasted
828	ml	peanut oil for deep-frying