Honey Sesame Chicken Recipe

Honey Sesame Chicken

Ingredients

Chicken
• 10 to 12 ounces chicken breasts, cut into cubes
Marinade
• 1 tsp chicken base (not bouillon; base is a pastelike mixture available in gourmet or larger supermarkets)
• Dash of white pepper
• Salt to taste
• Sugar to taste
• 1/2 tsp cooking wine
• 1/2 tsp sesame oil
Garnish
• Toasted white sesame seeds
• Chopped green onions
Batter
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (for gluten-free try Bob's Red Mill flour used by Disney)
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 heaping tsp baking powder
• 1/2 of a beaten egg
• 2 tbsp oil
• 2/3 cup water
• Pinch of salt
Honey Sauce
• 1/8 cup, plus 1 tbsp honey
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/8 cup ketchup
• 1 tbsp white vinegar

Instructions

1. Combine marinade ingredients and let cubed chicken soak in liquid for 30 minutes.
2. Combine batter ingredients. Set aside.
3. Combine sauce ingredients. Set aside.
4. Heat cooking oil for frying, about 320 degrees F.
5. Using tongs, dip marinated chicken into batter and deep fry.
6. Heat honey sauce in a large wok.
7. Turn off heat.
8. Add chicken pieces and toss to coat.
9. Place chicken in green onions and sesame seeds.