Crispy Sesame Chicken

30m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Season the chicken with chicken powder, MSG, sugar, white pepper, baking soda.
  2. 2Add garlic, ginger, sesame oil, Chinese cooking wine and cornstarch to the chicken.
  3. 3Mix all the ingredients together.
  4. 4For the sauce, combine water, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, oyster sauce, brown sugar, chicken powder, sesame seeds and cornstarch.
  5. 5Whisk the sauce ingredients until well combined.
  6. 6For the wet batter, combine cornstarch, self-raising flour and cold water.
  7. 7Whisk the wet batter until smooth.
  8. 8Dunk the seasoned chicken into the wet batter.
  9. 9Fry the chicken in hot oil until golden brown and crispy.
  10. 10Remove the fried chicken from the oil.
  11. 11In a pan, sauté the garlic for 1 minute.
  12. 12Pour in the prepared sauce.
  13. 13Once the sauce thickens, add the fried chicken back to the pan.
  14. 14Toss until everything is coated with the sauce.
  15. 15Serve 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
  • 0.5 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
  • 0.5 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 0.5 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 cup cornstarch
  • 1 cup self-raising flour
  • 1 cup cold water

Equipment

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