Tasty Tuesday: Sesame Chicken

Ingredients:

3 boneless skinless chicken breasts

Marinade:

2 tbsp. light soy sauce

1 tbsp cooking wine or sherry

a few drops sesame oil

2 tbsp corn starch

2 tbsp water

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

2 tbsp flour

1 tsp oil

Sesame Sauce:

1/2 cp water

1 cp chicken broth

1/8 cp vinegar

1/4 cp corn starch

1 cp sugar

2 tbsp. dark soy sauce

2 tbsp sesame oil

1 tsp chili paste

1 clove garlic

Frying:

2 1/2 cp peanut oil

Serving:

2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

1. Cut chicken into cubes. Mix marinade ingredients. Let chicken marinate for 30 minutes
2. Stir sauce ingredients and bring to light boil stirring continuously then turn heat down to low until serving.
3. Add the marinated chicken pieces a few at a time, and fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towels and then place chicken in warm oven (130 degrees) while you continue frying. Repeat with the remainder of the chicken. Just before you are finished deep-frying, bring the sauce back up to a boil.
4. Pour sauce over the top and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve with steamed rice.

The Finished Product