Sesame Chicken (All Souped up Youtube recipe)

Name: Sesame Chicken (All Souped up Youtube recipe)
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: - 1 lb chicken thigh, cut into 1.5 inches cubes; - 2 cloves of garlic; - black pepper to taste; - 1.5 tsp of soy sauce [Amazon Link: https://geni.us/v0hk]; - 1/2 tsp of salt; - 3/8 tsp of baking soda; - 1 egg white; - 0.5 tbsp of starch (; - 1 cup of Potato starch (use it to coat the chicken); - 2 cups of oil to fry the chicken; 2 tbsp of Honey; - 3 tbsp of brown sugar; - 2.5 tbsp of Soy sauce [Amazon Link: https://geni.us/v0hk]; - 3 tbsp of water; - 2.5 tbsp of ketchup; - 1 tbsp of vinegar; -potato starch water to thicken the sauce (2 tsp of potato starch mixed with 2 tsp of water); - 1 tbsp of sesame oil [Amazon Link: https://geni.us/NdAv]; - 1.5 tbsp of toasted sesame seeds; - Diced scallion as a garnish

8 steps

Updated at: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:41:54 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories1881.7 kcal (94%)

Total Fat170.2 g (243%)

Carbs73.5 g (28%)

Sugars27.1 g (30%)

Protein21.5 g (43%)

Sodium1625.7 mg (81%)

Fiber4.3 g (15%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Instructions

Step 1

Cut boneless and skin on chicken leg into 1-inch size pieces.

Step 2

Mix Marinade together with chicken and let it sit for 40 minutes

Step 3

Heat oil to 380 F

Step 4

Add half of the starch into a big container & Add in chicken. Cover the meat with the other half of the starch. Put on the lid and shake for a few minutes or until the chicken is coated nicely

Step 5

Add the chicken piece by piece. In less than 2 minutes, you can feel that the surface is getting crispy and the color is slightly yellow. Take them out.

Step 6

Now do the second batch of chicken. (fish out all those small little bits in oil, it affects the quality of the oil.) pull chicken out and let all chicken rest for 15 minutes.

Step 7

Mix all sauce ingredients together. Pour in wok and put on medium heat. Keep stirring until it comes to a boil. Add in potato starch water to thicken sauce.

Step 8

Introduce the chicken back into the wok, along with a drizzle of sesame oil and 1.5 tbsp of a toasted sesame seed. Toss everything until the chicken is coated nicely. Take them out. Garnish it with some diced scallion and you are done.