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Sesame Chicken & Chinese Rice

Ingredients:

2 lb chicken cutlets cubed

batter:
1 Cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp oil
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup water

sauce (optional,)
( you’ll notice in the picture I included one without the sauce)
1 1/2 cups duck sauce
3/4 tbs soy sauce
3 tbls honey
2 tbl corn starch
1/2 cup water
topping 1/2 cup sesame seeds

Directions:

batter:
combine oil & spices. combine flour & baking powder, mix with rest of ingredients until smooth and thick
dip chicken into batter coat thoroughly
deep fry place onto paper towel to absorb oil so they stay crispy

sauce:
combine 1st 3 ingredients bring to a boil, add corn starch & water, simmer until is gravy like
place nuggets into sauce top with sesame seeds

 

Chinese Rice

cook basmati rice as per directions
while cooking fry an egg slice thin and half
while rice is still hot add egg and sliced scallions
add soy sauce to your taste
a few tbl should be enough