Sesame Chicken
Courtesy of NJS
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless chicken, cut into 1" chunks
- 1 T vegetable oil
- 0.5 t salt
- 1 egg
- 0.5 c cornstarch
- 0.5 c chicken stock
- 2 T white wine
- 2 T soy sauce
- 2 T rice wine vinegar
- 4 T sugar
- 2 t sesame oil
- 2 t cornstarch
- 1 T sesame seeds, toasted
- 0.25 c vegetable oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 green onions, chopped
Directions
- Beat oil, salt, and egg together. Add chicken and marinate for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, whisk the sauce ingredients together in a bowl.
- Add cornstarch to the chicken and stir to coat chicken until it forms an uneven coating with a little dry cornstarch left unattached.
- Heat oil until about to smoke. Add chicken all at once and spread out into a single layer in the skillet. Separate chicken pieces with a pair of tongs or chopsticks. Cook without touching the chicken until the bottom turns golden, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Flip to brown the other side, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer chicken to a big plate and remove pan from the stove. Let cool for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Sautee green onion and garlic in the remaining oil until fragrant.
- Pour sauce into pan, stirring and cooking until it thickens. Add chicken pieces to the sauce and garnish with the green part of the green onion and sesame seeds.