Sesame Chicken

The dish involves chicken pieces that are boned, battered, and deep-fried, then dressed with a translucent, reddish-brown, semi-thick, sauce made from corn starch, vinegar, chicken broth, and sugar. The dish is typically topped with toasted sesame seeds, hence the name Sesame Chicken.


Ingredients:

2 tbsp of oil
1 onion,cubed
3 cloves of garlic
carrot,sliced
bell pepper,sliced
green beans, sliced
5-10 pineapple chunks
2 tbsp sesame seeds

Other optional ingredients:

Onion leaves, chopped
coriander leaves

DEEP FRIED CHICKEN

500 grams of chicken meat,cubed
salt and pepper to taste
1 beaten egg
Mix all the ingredients writted above

4 tbsp flour
2 tbsp cornstarch
salt and pepper
Mix all the ingredients written above

Oil for frying

SESAME SAUCE

1 cup chicken stock
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp vinegar
2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp cornstach
Mix all the ingredients written above




Procedure:

DEEP FRY THE CHICKEN

Cube the chicken meat, mix with salt and pepper to taste.
Beat the egg and add it on the chicken. Mix well.

In another bowl, mix cornstarch,flour, dashes of pepper and salt.
Coat the chicken meat with the flour mixture and deep fry until golden brown.

MAKE THE SAUCE

Mix all these ingredients in a bowl:

1 cup chicken stock
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp vinegar
2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp cornstach

Set aside the sauce.



LET'S MAKE SESAME CHICKEN

Heat the oil in a pan, and saute onion and garlic.

Add the mixture for the sesame sauce and boil until it become sticky.
Stir constantly.

Add the fried chicken. Stir and add carrots, beans,bell pepper, pineapple and sesame seeds. Adjust the taste of the sauce, add  more sugar if you like it sweeter or chili if you like spicy taste.
Simmer for 2 minutes in a low heat.

Serve with rice:)