Description:

Delicious Chinese inspired entree or appetizers.

Source:

Arizona Tart

Serves/Makes:4 or more

Ingredients

• Ingredients for chicken:
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) sake wine
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) grated lemon peel
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) sugar
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) grated fresh ginger
• or
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) dried ginger
• 2 tsp (10 ml) salt
• 2 tsp (10 ml) minced garlic
• 2 lbs (.9 kg). boned chicken breasts, cut into 1x1-inch pieces
• vegetable or peanut oil for frying
• 3/4 cup (175 ml) minus 2 tbsp (30 ml) corn starch
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) sesame seeds
• Ingredients for Apricot Mustard Sauce:
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) dry mustard
• 1 tsp (5 ml) water
• 2 drops or more of a quality vegetable or canola oil
• 1 12 oz (336 grm). jar apricot preserves or jam

Preparation

• Directions for Chicken:
• Blend together the eggs, sake wine, grated lemon peel, sugar, grated fresh ginger 0R dried ginger, salt and minced garlic.
• Add chicken and and mix thoroughly.
• Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes or refrigerate overnight.
• Heat oil in deep saucepan to 400 degrees (200 C.) or until a bread cube dropped into hot oil fries to golden brown immediately.
• Stir cornstarch into chicken mixture.
• Coat each chicken piece with sesame seeds, shaking off excess.
• Add chicken to the hot oil in batches and fry until golden brown, about 2 minutes.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Serve hot or at room temperature with mustard dip or sweet and sour sauce.
• Apricot Mustard Sauce:
• Mix mustard with enough water to form a paste.
• Blend in several drops of oil to make a smooth consistency.
• Blend mustard with apricot preserves or jam--add water if necessary to thin.
• Serve chicken and sauce with steamed white sticky rice.
• Vegetable suggestion are steamed broccoli and carrots.
• Note:
• As an appetizer serves about 20.

Comments

Recommend that novice cooks read and become very familiar with recipe and cooking process of deep frying BEFORE trying this out.