Sesame chicken

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Sesame Chicken is crispy chicken pieces coated with sticky sweet sauce topped with sesame seeds. Super easy and simple to make.  So flavorful and delicious!  Now, forget the take out and try this recipe.

There are 4 steps for the process. 1. Marinate the chicken. 2. Combine the chicken and the marinate with the flour. 3. Pan fry the chicken until golden. 4. Combine the sauce ingredients, simmer then add the fried chicken pieces.

Tip: When coating with flour, I suggest to use your hands in order to fully incorporate the chicken with marinade to the flour to evenly coat it and make it crispy when frying.  

​Sesame chicken

Ingredients:
Marinade:

• 1 lb chicken breast, sliced diagonally
• 1 clove garlic, grated
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 egg white
• 1 tsp sesame oil

Sauce:

• 1/2 cup water
• 3 tbsp vinegar
• 5 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp cornstarch 
• 2 tbsp water 

Breading:

• 1 cup all purpose flour

Topping:

• Sesame seeds

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video below how to make sesame chicken

Procedure:

• ​​In  a large bowl. mix together chicken, grated garlic, egg white and sesame oil. Marinate for 10-15 minutes.
• Add the marinated chicken with the marinade together with all purpose flour.
• Fill a deep pan with vegetable oil. Fry the breaded chicken.  Set aside.
• In a wok, mix together water, vinegar, sugar and soy sauce. Stir.
• Turn on heat. Simmer fir about 1 minute.
• Lower heat. Add the cornstarch dissolved in water.
• Simmer until sauce is thick. 
• Add the fried chicken pieces and toss with the sauce until fully incorporated. 
• Add the sesame seeds. 
• Serve and enjoy.

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