Sesame Chicken

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.04

Title: Sesame Chicken
Categories: Polkadot, Ferd, Chicken
Yield: 4 Servings

1 lb (Approx) of chicken,
Cut into small pieces.
3 tb Soy Sauce
2 tb Dry sherry
(Or Balsamic Vinegar,
Which adds an interesting
Tang)
1 ts Shredded ginger
2 ts Shredded orange peel
(optional, but suggested)
3 tb Cornstarch
4 tb Sesame seeds (raw).

Mix the first four ingredients together in a bowl, and add the
chicken. Turn to coat thoroughly with the mixture, and place in the
refrigerator to marinate for at least an hour. At the end of this
time add the sesame seeds, and in your wo k place 1" of oil. Heat
the oil, then add the chicken (if the chicken doesn't s izzle when it
hits the oil, it isn't hot enough) a few pieces at a time, so that
the temperature doesn't drop. Stir fry in small batches. Add to
thai noodles with peanut sauce, or use as a base for a chinese
stir-fry.

For a vegetable base to place over rice, chop up broccoli and
mushrooms, and have anything else appropriate (water chestnuts, which
can be replaced by Jicama sl ices) handy. Put 2 tablespoons of fresh
oil in the wok, possibly flavoring it w ith either sesame oil, or
some other strong nut oil (like walnut) that can take heat. Bring it
to temperature, then add the vegetables, 1 TBsp of sugar, and a tsp of
salt. stir everything rapidly around the pan until the broccoli
darkens slightly, and you begin to smell a slighlty carmelized
vegetable smell. Then ad d the water chestnuts and the chiken, swirl
around until just warm, and transfer to a serving bowl. Serve with
Rice, or possibly cellophane noodles.

Notes from the Chef:
"If I posted this before, sorry, but it goes with the peanut sauce and
noodles of the previous recipe." - Ferd

From: Ferd
Date: 04-02-96 (18:26)
The Polka Dot Cottage, a BBS with a taste of home. 1-201-822-3627.

MMMMM