Japanese Style Crispy Sesame Chicken
Ready In: 45 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1-inch chunks)
- oil (for deep frying, preferably peanut oil)
Batter
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon white sugar
- 3 minced garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger, root
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon better than bouillon chicken soup base
- 4 tablespoons potato starch
- 2 tablespoons rice flour
Sauce
- 3 cups water
- 2 tablespoons better than bouillon chicken soup base
- 1⁄4-1⁄2 cup sushi rice seasoning
- 1⁄2 cup potato starch
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 4 tablespoons sesame oil
- 4 teaspoons chili garlic paste
- 3 minced garlic cloves
Directions
- In a large bowl, mix together eggs, salt, pepper, sugar, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, soy sauce, and bouillon. Add chicken pieces, and stir to coat. Cover, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Remove bowl from refrigerator, add potato starch and rice flour to meat, and mix well.
- In a large skillet or deep fryer, heat oil to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C). Place chicken in hot oil, and fry until golden brown. Cook meat in batches to maintain oil temperature. Drain briefly on paper towels. Serve hot.
- Mix together all of the sauce ingredients. Pour them into a small pot and bring to a boil, stirring continuously. Turn the heat down to low and keep warm while you are deep-frying the chicken.
- Serve with hot Calrose or Japanese rice.
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