Looking for the best sesame chicken recipe This is it You may want to increase the vinegar and chile paste or lower the amount of sugar It all depends on how sweet tangy or spicy you want the sauce
Prep Time
20 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
1 hr
Ingredients
Instructions
Gather all ingredients.
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Prepare the battered chicken: Sift flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
baking soda
and baking powder into a bowl. Pour in low-sodium soy sauce
sherry
2 tablespoons water
vegetable oil
and dash sesame oil; stir until smooth. Stir in chicken until coated with the batter
then cover
and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
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Meanwhile
make the sauce: Bring chicken broth
sugar
vinegar
dark soy sauce
sesame oil
chile paste
and garlic to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Dissolve 1/4 cup cornstarch into 1/2 cup water
and stir into boiling sauce. Simmer until the sauce thickens and turns clear
about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low
and keep sauce warm.
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Heat olive oil in a deep fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Carefully drop in battered chicken pieces
a few at a time
and fry until they turn golden brown and float to the top of the oil
3 to 4 minutes. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
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To serve
place fried chicken pieces onto a serving platter
and pour the hot sauce overtop. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds to garnish.
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