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Chinese Sesame Chicken

Source of Recipe

Nancy K


List of Ingredients

Chicken Breast, skinless & boned 2 pieces about 6-8 oz.
Corn starch 5 tablespoon
Salt a pinch
Water 6 tablespoon
Minced ginger ½ teaspoon=
Chopped fresh garlic ½ teaspoon
Chili oil ½ - 1 teaspoon depending on degree of spicy of your taste
Roasted sesame seeds ½ teaspoon
Salad oil for deep fry
Iceberg lettuce a handfull

Sauce:

Chicken broth 8 tablespoon
Dark soy sauce 1 tablespoon
Soy sauce 2 tablespoon
Sugar 4 tablespoon
White vinegar 4 tablespoon
Corn starch 1 teaspoon
Sake 1 teaspoon
Oyster sauce ½ teaspoon





Recipe

In a small bowl, mix all sauce ingredients until well blended.

Cut chicken breast into ½ inch strips. Place in a bowl with water and salt and let soak for about 15 minutes. Do not drain. Add cornstarch and mix well, coating chicken. Add 1 tablespoon salad oil to chicken and mix to smooth and separate chicken strips.

Heat wok with medium flame, pour in oil for deep frying. Heat oil up to about 325 degrees. Place coated chicken strips in piece by piece and fry until it is crispy and cooked through. Remove chicken and pour off oil.

Heat up wok again with an additional 1-teaspoon salad oil. Add ginger, garlic and chili oil stir frying until fragrant. Add sauce mix, stir until thickens. Add fried chicken strips and mix well to coat all chicken strips with sauce. Sprinkle on the sesame seeds before serving on a bed of lettuce.