Imperial Chinese Restaurant Sesame Chicken Recipes

IMPERIAL CHINESE RESTAURANT SESAME CHICKEN

Steps:

• *To roast sesame seeds.
• Put in a pan on medium heat and brown lightly, stirring constantly.
• In a small bowl, mix all sauce ingredients until well combined.
• Cut chicken in 1/2 inch strips.
• Place in a bowl with water and salt and let soak for about 15 minutes.
• Do not drain.
• Add cornstarch and mix well, coating chicken.
• Add 1 tbsp. vegetable oil to chicken and mix until smooth.
• Separate chicken pieces.
• Heat oil in wok on medium heat.
• Fry chicken until crisp and cooked.
• Remove from wok and drain oil.
• Heat wok up again with 1 teaspoon of oil.
• Add ginger, garlic, and chili oil, stir fry until fragrant.
• Add sauce mix, stir until thickened.
• Add chicken and mix well.
• Sprinkle on sesame seeds, before serving.
• Serve on a bed of lettuce or rice.

CHINESE RESTAURANT-STYLE SESAME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cut chicken into about 1 inch X 2 inch pieces.
• In a large nonporous glass dish or bowl, combine the soy sauce, maple syrup, sherry, ginger and five spice powder. Mix together. Add chicken pieces and toss to coat. Cover dish and refrigerate for 20 minutes, turning once, to marinate. After 20 minutes, drain chicken, reserving marinade. Boil reserved marinade in a small saucepan for 5 minutes to remove risk of bacteria.
• Meanwhile, spread sesame seeds out evenly on an aluminum foil-lined cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven, to toast, for 10 minutes or until slightly browned.
• Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium high heat. In a shallow dish or bowl combine flour and salt and pepper to taste. Dredge chicken in seasoned flour, shaking off any excess. Brown chicken pieces in oil for about 1 minute each side. Spoon boiled marinade over chicken, reduce heat and saute all together for 1 more minute or until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink inside.
• Remove chicken pieces from heat and roll in toasted sesame seeds. Rinse and dry lettuce leaves; line serving platter with leaves and spoon chicken on top. Garnish with tomato wedges and serve.

PERFECT SESAME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sift flour, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, baking soda, and baking powder into a bowl. Pour in low-sodium soy sauce, sherry, 2 tablespoons water, vegetable oil, and a dash of sesame oil; stir until smooth. Stir in chicken until coated with the batter, then cover, and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring chicken broth, sugar, vinegar, dark soy sauce, sesame oil, chile paste, and garlic to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Dissolve 1/4 cup cornstarch into 1/2 cup of water, and stir into boiling sauce. Simmer until the sauce thickens and turns clear, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low, and keep sauce warm.
• Heat olive oil in a deep fryer or large saucepan to a temperature of 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Drop in the battered chicken pieces, a few at a time, and fry until they turn golden brown and float to the top of the oil, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain on a paper towel lined plate. To serve, place fried chicken pieces onto a serving platter, and pour the hot sauce overtop. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds to garnish.

IMPERIAL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F In a medium bowl combine, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, salt, pepper & parsley. Mix well. In a second bowl, melt butter. Rinse and dry chicken (to get the slime off) Dip chicken in butter then in bread crumb mixture. Place chicken in an 8x13 casserole dish. Once all chicken is coated and in pan, sprinkle remaining bread crumb mixture on top of chicken. Pour remaining butter in between chicken breasts into pan. Bake for 40 minutes or until internal temperature of chicken reaches 165*F Serve over rice or noodles