Sesame chicken

Total: 25 min. | Active: 25 min.
lactose-free

Ingredients

for 4 people

Rice
250 g basmati rice
4 dl water
½ tsp salt
Chicken
2 ½ tbsp Maizena cornflour
2 ½ tbsp white flour
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp water
500 g diced chicken breast
1 dl peanut oil
Sauce
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 ½ tbsp liquid honey
½ tbsp tomato puree
½ tbsp toasted sesame oil
1 tbsp rice vinegar
garlic clove, squeezed
1 tbsp sesame seeds

How it's done

Rice

Rinse the rice under cold running water in a sieve until the water runs clear, then drain well. Place the water and rice in a pan, bring to the boil, season with salt. Cover and leave to fluff up over a very low heat for approx. 15 mins.; do not remove the lid. Separate the rice with a fork.

Chicken

Place the cornflour, flour, soya sauce and water in a bowl, mix to form a thick, sticky paste. Add the chicken, mix well. Heat the oil in a cooking pot. Fry the chicken in batches for approx. 6 mins. per batch until crispy. Remove, drain on kitchen paper.

Sauce

In a bowl, mix the soya sauce with all the other ingredients up to and including the garlic. Add the chicken, mix, serve with the basmati rice. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

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