The Coconuts Recipe Corner: Sesame Chicken Recipe

Sesame Chicken, Quick & Delicious Recipe

by CiCi Li - Asian Home Cooking Recipes on YouTube Sep 13, 2019

https://cicili.tv/sesame-chicken-recipe/

Today I’ll show you how you can easily make sesame chicken at home. Sesame chicken is one of the most popular Americanized Chinese dishes in the US. It is crispy and crunchy. And it has a super delicious sweet sesame glaze. Hmm… Who doesn’t like these heavenly goodies? After watching this video, you will never go to any Chinese take-outs anymore. Because this recipe is so much better!

Sesame Chicken Recipe

Serve: 2 to 4 people
Prep time: 15 minutes
Rest time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes

For the chicken and marinades:
1 pound chicken breast, skinless, cut into 3/4 inch cubes
1 egg white
Pinch of salt
Pinch of white pepper
Pinch of sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch slurry (1 tablespoon cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water)

For the sauce
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice wine
1 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons honey
Pinch of salt
Pinch of white pepper
2 tablespoons roasted white sesame seeds
1 cup chicken stock

For the batter
1/2 cup flour
1 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
1 egg
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup water

Additional ingredients:
4 cups vegetable oil
1 tablespoon cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water
1 stalk scallions, the green part

Instruction

To prepare the chicken breast, first, trim off any excess of fat. Then slice the chicken into 3/4 inch cubes. (You could also use chicken thighs.)

To marinate the chicken, in a big bowl, add all the marinades, mix well. Then transfer in the chicken pieces. Thoroughly combine. Let it sit for 30 minutes.

To make the sauce, in a bowl, mix in all the ingredients. Put aside.

To make the batter, in a large bowl, mix in all the ingredients for the batter. (The purpose of cornstarch is to make it crispy. You could also replace it with potato starch or sweet potato starch.) （The purpose of the baking soda is for the chicken to become airy and puffy.)

Then add the chicken pieces in the batter and mix well.

To fry the chicken, in a pot, add 4 cups of vegetable oil, or about 3 inches deep. Heat it up to 350°F/177°C. (You can test the oil with your chopsticks. When you put the chopsticks in the pot, and if you see lots of bubbles around it, then the oil is ready.) Transfer in the chicken. Fry over high heat for about 5 minutes until they are golden brown. Take out the chicken and put aside. Skim off any crumbs. Then heat up the oil to 375°F/191°C. Return the chicken and deep fry for 1 minute until crispy. (Double frying makes the chicken crispier.) Take out the chicken and drain on a paper towel.

To put everything together, in a pan, pour in the sauce. Heat it up over medium-high heat for 1 minute. Then pour in cornstarch slurry to thicken the sauce. Transfer in the chicken. Stir and coat the chicken with the sauce. Add the scallions.

Serve on a plate.

For more instructions watch the video:

ENJOY!

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World's Best Beaches?

Find out the two Aussie beaches that made it onto TripAdvisor's influential annual list of the world's best coastlines based on travellers' reviews

• Baia do Sancho, Brazil, claimed top spot  
• Western Australia's Cable beach placed third 
• Manly Beach, Sydney came in at 13

Australia is famed worldwide for its coastal lifestyle but just two of our beaches have made it into an influential annual list of best beaches based on reviews by travellers. 

And despite its tourist pull and name recognition, the sweeping coastline of Bondi Beach did not make the cut on TripAdvisor's Best of the Best Beaches for 2023 list released on Wednesday. 

Instead, Cable Beach in Broome, Western Australia and Manly on Sydney's northern beaches, were the Australian strips of sand to crack the top 15 list. 

Travel website TripAdvisor analysed tens of millions of reviews submitted by millions of global travellers over the past 12 months. 

The online travel site looked at the quality and quantity of ratings for beach experiences to compile the top 15. 

Famous for its 22km stretch of white sand and sunset camel rides (pictured), Cable Beach in Broome, Western Australia landed at third best beach in the world on TripAdvisor's influential list

Manly Beach in Sydney, New South Wales ranked 13, with one TripAdvisor user claiming 'Bondi takes all the credit and attention but Manly is equally good'

Cable Beach was ranked the third best beach in the world.

Its 22km stretch of white sand facing out to the Indian Ocean is famous for its stunning sunsets and iconic shoreline camel rides.

Manly Beach in Sydney ranked 13, with one TripAdvisor user claiming 'Bondi takes all the credit and attention but Manly is equally good'. 

Baia do Sancho on the volcanic island of Fernando de Noronha, 350km off the coast of Brazil, was crowned best beach in the world - climbing six places from last year. 

The beach is only accessible by a series of steep ladders and steps and is famous for its turquoise water, white sand and exotic array of wildlife including dolphins, rays, turtles and crabs. 

Eagle Beach in Aruba in the Caribbean, came in second place and is praised for its clear water, white sand and for being the widest beach in the area.

Reynisfjara Beach in Vik, Iceland, was fourth and is world-famous for its black sands and imposing rock formations - a striking backdrop used in Game of Thrones.

Baia do Sancho (pictured) on the volcanic island of Fernando de Noronha, 350km off the coast of Brazil, was crowned best beach in the world - climbing six places from last year

Eagle Beach in Aruba, Caribbean, came in second place, praised for its clear water, white sand and for being the widest beach in the area (pictured)

Eagle Beach in Aruba - praised by one visitor for its ‘clear turquoise waters and white sands’ - claims the global silver medal

Reynisfjara Beach in Vik, Iceland, (pictured) was fourth and is world-famous for its black sands and imposing rock formations

Hawaii's Kaanapali Beach (pictured) on the island of Maui scraped into 10th spot

Cable Beach, which lies outside the Australian resort town of Broome, was praised by one visitor as ‘just magical’. It ranks third overall 

Kaanapali Beach in Hawaii is the top-ranking beach in the U.S, landing 10th on the global table

Gorleston-on-Sea on the Norfolk coast is the UK's top-ranking beach - it comes 12th on the European list

Fourth in the global ranking and first on the European list is Reynisfjara Beach near the village of Vik, Iceland

Landing in fifth place in the global ranking is Grace Bay Beach in Turks and Caicos 

Boasting 'red cliffs that seem to go on forever', Praia da Falesia in Portugal’s Algarve region ranks sixth overall and second on the European list 

Radhanagar Beach on India’s Havelock Island ranks seventh, with one reviewer recommending that travellers ‘stay for the sunset for an unforgettable experience’

The ‘extremely lovely’ beach of Spiaggia dei Conigli on the Italian island of Lampedusa ranks eighth in the global ranking and third in the European ranking

Pictured above is Varadero Beach in Cuba, which places ninth in the global ranking

Seven Australian beaches made TripAdvisor's top-10 list of best beaches in the South Pacific, with Cable beach in Broome, Manly Beach in Sydney and Emily Bay on Norfolk Island (pictured) claimed the top three spots

The ‘breathtaking’ La Concha Beach in San Sebastian, Spain, is fourth in the European ranking

Above is the picturesque Playa de Muro in Majorca, which takes fifth place on the European list

Sliding into sixth place on the European list is Falassarna Beach on the Greek isle of Crete (above) 

Nissi Beach in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, is the seventh-best beach in Europe, as per the Tripadvisor ranking

The ‘gorgeous’ beach of Balos Lagoon in Crete (pictured) finishes eighth in the European ranking 

Sotavento beach on the Spanish isle of Fuerteventura (above) is ninth in the European ranking

Weymouth, located in the heart of the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, climbs five spots this year to secure 14th place in the European ranking

Surf hot spot Fistral Beach in Cornwall snaps up 22nd place on the European list 

Pictured above is Bournemouth Beach, which ranks 24th in Europe

TRIPADVISOR'S BEST OF THE BEST BEACHES FOR 2023 

Top 15 beaches in the world 

1. Baia do Sancho - Fernando de Noronha, Brazil

2. Eagle Beach – Aruba, Caribbean

3. Cable Beach – Broome, Australia

4. Reynisfjara Beach – Vik, Iceland

5. Grace Bay Beach – Turks and Caicos, Caribbean

6. Praia da Falésia – Algarve, Portugal

7. Radhanagar Beach – Havelock Island, India

8. Spiaggia dei Conigli – Sicily, Italy

9. Varadero Beach – Cuba, Caribbean

10. Ka'anapali Beach – Maui, Hawaii

11. Siesta Beach – Florida, USA

12. Driftwood Beach – Georgia, USA

13. Manly Beach – Sydney, Australia

14. Seven Mile Beach – Grand Cayman, Caribbean

15. La Concha Beach – San Sebastian, Spain

 Top 10 beaches in the South Pacific

1. Cable Beach – Broome, WA, Australia

2. Manly Beach – Sydney, NSW, Australia

3. Emily Bay – Norfolk Island, Australia

4. Mooloolaba Beach – Mooloolaba, Qld, Australia

5. Matira Beach – Society Island, Bora Bora, French Polynesia

6. Four Mile Beach – Port Douglas, Qld, Australia

7. Whitehaven Beach – Whitsunday Island, Qld, Australia

8. Tahunanui Beach – Nelson, New Zealand

9. Turquoise Bay – Exmouth, WA, Australia

10. Natadola Beach – Sigatoka, Fiji