Crispy Sesame Chicken with a Sticky Asian Sauce

Ingredients for Crispy Sesame Chicken

Ingredient	Quantity	How
Vegetable oil	5 tbsp
Eggs	2	lightly beaten
Cornflour	3 tbsp
Plain flour	10 tbsp
Garlic salt	1/2 tsp
Paprika	2 tsp
Chicken breast fillets	3	chopped into bite-size chunks

Ingredients for Sticky Asian Sauce

Ingredient	Quantity	How
Sesame oil	1 tbsp	optional
Garlic	2 cloves	peeled and minced
Chinese rice vinegar	1 tbsp
Honey	2 tbsp
Sweet chilli sauce	2 tbsp
Ketchup	3 tbsp
Brown sugar	2 tbsp
Soy sauce	4 tbsp

Ingredients for Serving

Ingredient	Quantity	How
Boiled rice
Sesame seeds	2 tbsp
Spring onions	small bunch	chopped

Method for Crispy Sesame Chicken

Step 1

Heat 5 tbsp vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan until very hot.

Step 2

Place 2 lightly beaten eggs in one shallow bowl, 3 tbsp cornflour in another, and mix 10 tbsp plain flour, 1/2 tsp garlic salt, and 2 tsp paprika in a third shallow bowl.

Step 3

Dredge chicken chunks in cornflour, dip in egg, and coat with seasoned flour. Cook in wok on high heat for 6-7 mins, turning occasionally.

Step 4

Remove chicken from pan and place in a bowl lined with kitchen towels.

Method for Sticky Asian Sauce

Step 5

Add all sauce ingredients to the hot wok. Stir and bubble on high heat until sauce reduces by about a third (2-3 minutes).

Step 6

Add chicken back in and toss to coat. Cook for 1-2 mins.

Method for Serving

Step 7

Divide between four bowls. Serve with boiled rice and top with 2 tbsp sesame seeds and chopped spring onions.