Chinese: Sesame Chicken

Title:
Chinese: Sesame Chicken

Yield:
2 Servings

Categories:
Chinese,
Tomatoes,
Ethnic,
Poultry




Ingredients:





   3/4 lb Chicken Breasts,


          Skinless and


          Boneless


     3 tb Flour


     2 tb Sesame Seeds


     1 tb Soy Sauce


   1/2 ts Peanut Oil


     1 tb Maple Syrup


          Red Lettuce Leaves


     1 tb Dry Sherry


     1 lg Tomato, ripe


     1 ts Fresh Ginger, chopped


          Pepper to taste


   1/2 ts Chinese Five spice


          - powder






 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cut chicken into pieces about 1 by 2 inches.


 


 Mix soy sauce, maple syrup, sherry, ginger and Chinese Five Spice together.


 Add chicken and marinate 20 minutes, turning once.


 


 Meanwhile, place sesame seeds on a baking tray and toast in oven for 10


 minutes or until slightly brown.


 


 Drain chicken, reserving marinade.


 


 Dredge chicken in flour seasoned with a little salt and pepper. Shake off


 any excess.


 


 Heat oil in a non-stick skillet.  Add chicken and brown, about 1 minute per


 side.  Spoon marinade over chicken. j Reduce heat and saute another minute,


 or until chicken is cooked through.


 


 Remove from heat and roll chicken in sesame seeds.


 


 Wash and dry lettuce leaves.  Line a serving plate with leaves, and spoon


 chicken on top.  Cut tomato into wedges and use to garnish plate.


 


 Serves 2


 


 Per serving: 367 calories; 44 g protein; 23 g carbohydrate; 10 g fat; 108


 mg cholesterol; 389 mg sodium.


 


 Source: San Diego Union-Tribune (March 3-4, 1993)


 


 Shared by: Norman R. Brown


 


 From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini