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Crispy Sesame Chicken
30m
Serves 1
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Directions
1
Season the chicken thigh pieces with chicken powder, MSG, sugar, white pepper, and baking soda.
2
Add minced garlic, grated ginger, sesame oil, Chinese cooking wine, and cornstarch to the chicken and mix well.
3
For the sauce, combine water, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, oyster sauce, brown sugar, chicken powder, sesame seeds, and cornstarch.
4
Whisk the sauce ingredients until well combined.
5
For the wet batter, combine cornstarch, self-raising flour, and cold water in a separate bowl.
6
Whisk the batter until smooth.
7
Dunk the seasoned chicken pieces into the wet batter.
8
Fry the battered chicken in hot oil until golden brown and crispy.
9
Remove the fried chicken from the oil using a strainer.
10
In a clean pan, sauté minced garlic for 1 minute.
11
Pour in the prepared sauce.
12
Once the sauce thickens, add the crispy chicken back into the pan.
13
Toss the chicken until it is fully coated with the sauce.
14
Serve 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
pan
tongs
strainer
whisk
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