Sesame Chicken

Ingredients

• Canola oil

  high stability, non-trans, high oleic (70%)

  5 tbsp or 70g

• Egg

  whole

  2 medium or 88g

• Cornstarch

  3 tbsp or 23g

• Whole wheat flour

  whole-grain

  10 tbsp or 75g

• Salt

  table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Black pepper

  ground

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Garlic salt

  Walmart

  ½ tsp or 2g

• Paprika

  2 tsp or 4g

• Chicken breast

  raw

  300g

• Sesame oil

  300g

• Garlic

  raw

  2 cloves, minced or 6g

• Rice wine vinegar

  1 tbsp or 15g

• Honey

  2 tbsp or 42g

• Chili pepper hot sauce

  hot, canned, mature red

  2 tbsp or 30g

• Ketchup

  low-sodium

  3 tbsp or 45g

• Brown sugar

  2 tbsp or 18g

• Soy sauce

  regular sodium, shoyu

  4 tbsp or 64g

• Rice

  Long Grain & Wild, with Herb Seasoning - Wegmans

  100g

• Sesame seeds

  whole, dried

  2 tbsp or 18g

• Scallions

  raw

  100g

Directions

1. Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan until very hot.
2. Whilst the oil is heating, place the egg in one shallow bowl and the cornflour in another shallow bowl. Add the flour, salt, pepper, garlic salt and paprika to another shallow bowl and mix together.
3. Dredge the chicken in the cornflour, then dip in the egg (make sure all of the chicken is covered in egg wash), and finally dredge it in the seasoned flour. Add to the wok and cook on a high heat for 6-7 minutes, turning two or three times during cooking, until well browned. You may need to cook in two batches (I find I can do it in one batch so long as it's no more than 3 chicken breasts). Remove from the pan and place in a bowl lined with kitchen towels.
4. Add all of the sauce ingredients to the hot wok, stir and bubble on a high heat until the sauce reduces by about a third (should take 2-3 minutes). Add the chicken back in and toss in the sauce to coat. Cook for 1-2 minutes.
5. Turn off the heat and divide between four bowls. Serve with boiled rice and top with sesame seeds and spring onions.
6. Recipe by: Nicky Corbishley (source: https://www.kitchensanctuary.com/crispy-sesame-chicken-sticky-asian-sauce/)