Restaurant Recipes
Thai Kitchen Sesame Chicken
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
Sesame Sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- Yellow food coloring, as desired
Sesame Seeds
Chicken
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 4 cups thinly sliced chicken
- Oil, for deep frying
Instructions
Sesame Sauce
- Combine water, vinegar, salt, sugar, soy sauce and yellow food coloring in a large pot. Cook over medium-high heat for about 20 minutes, until sugar has caramelized. Watch carefully to prevent mixture from boiling over. Set aside.
Sesame Seeds
- Brown sesame seeds in skillet over medium heat until lightly browned and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Stir frequently. Watch carefully to prevent burning.
Chicken
- Mix flour, cornstarch, salt and pepper in a bowl. Coat chicken with flour mixture and shake off excess. Pour oil into a large pot to a depth of 3 inches. Heat oil to 350 degrees F. Deep fry chicken until crisp and brown, about 5 minutes. Be sure chicken is submerged in oil.
- Remove chicken from oil and drain on paper towels. Place in a large mixing bowl.
- Pour sesame sauce over chicken and mix well. Add sesame seeds, combine well.
- Transfer to serving platter.
Attribution
Thai Kitchen, San Antonio, Texas