Crispy Sesame Chicken
Directions
- 1Season the chicken thigh pieces with chicken powder, MSG, sugar, white pepper, and baking soda.
- 2Add minced garlic, grated ginger, sesame oil, Chinese cooking wine, and cornstarch to the chicken and mix well.
- 3For the sauce, combine water, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, oyster sauce, brown sugar, chicken powder, sesame seeds, and cornstarch.
- 4Whisk the sauce ingredients until well combined.
- 5For the wet batter, combine cornstarch, self-raising flour, and cold water in a separate bowl.
- 6Whisk the batter until smooth.
- 7Dunk the seasoned chicken pieces into the wet batter.
- 8Fry the battered chicken in hot oil until golden brown and crispy.
- 9Remove the fried chicken from the oil using a strainer.
- 10In a clean pan, sauté minced garlic for 1 minute.
- 11Pour in the prepared sauce.
- 12Once the sauce thickens, add the crispy chicken back into the pan.
- 13Toss the chicken until it is fully coated with the sauce.
- 14Serve the crispy sesame chicken with hot steamed rice and garnish with green onions.
Ingredients
- 450 g chicken thigh
- 1 tsp chicken powder
- 0.5 tsp MSG
- 0.5 tsp sugar
- 0.5 tsp white pepper
- 0.5 tsp baking soda
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp ginger
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 3 tbsp water
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 0.5 tsp chicken powder
- 0.5 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 1 cup self-raising flour
- 1 cup cold water
Equipment
pantongsstrainerwhisk
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