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Crispy Sesame Chicken
30m
Serves 1
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30m
Serves 1
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Directions
1
Season the chicken with chicken powder, MSG, sugar, white pepper, baking soda, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, Chinese cooking wine, and cornstarch.
2
For the sauce, combine water, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, oyster sauce, brown sugar, chicken powder, sesame seeds, and cornstarch.
3
For the wet batter, combine cornstarch, self-raising flour, and cold water.
4
Dunk the chicken into the wet batter.
5
Fry the chicken until golden brown and crispy.
6
In a pan, sauté the garlic for 1 minute.
7
Pour in the sauce and once the sauce thickens, add the chicken back.
8
Toss until everything is coated with the sauce.
9
Serve with hot steamed rice and enjoy.
Ingredients
450 g chicken thigh
1 tsp chicken powder
0.5 tsp MSG
0.5 tsp sugar
0.25 tsp white pepper
0.25 tsp baking soda
4 cloves garlic
1 tsp 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
0.33 tsp sesame seeds
0.5 tbsp cornstarch
0.5 cup cornstarch
0.5 cup self-raising flour
0.5 cup cold water
Equipment
pan
tongs
strainer
whisk
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