Imperial Chinese Restaurant Sesame Chicken Recipes

IMPERIAL CHINESE RESTAURANT SESAME CHICKEN

Steps:

• *To roast sesame seeds.
• Put in a pan on medium heat and brown lightly, stirring constantly.
• In a small bowl, mix all sauce ingredients until well combined.
• Cut chicken in 1/2 inch strips.
• Place in a bowl with water and salt and let soak for about 15 minutes.
• Do not drain.
• Add cornstarch and mix well, coating chicken.
• Add 1 tbsp. vegetable oil to chicken and mix until smooth.
• Separate chicken pieces.
• Heat oil in wok on medium heat.
• Fry chicken until crisp and cooked.
• Remove from wok and drain oil.
• Heat wok up again with 1 teaspoon of oil.
• Add ginger, garlic, and chili oil, stir fry until fragrant.
• Add sauce mix, stir until thickened.
• Add chicken and mix well.
• Sprinkle on sesame seeds, before serving.
• Serve on a bed of lettuce or rice.

IMPERIAL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix bread crumbs, cheese, parsley, salt, and pepper.
• Dip chicken in butter and roll well in crumb mixture.
• Arrange in shallow lightly greased casserole dish.
• Drizzle any leftover butter over chicken.
• Bake for 1 hour.

FLAWLESS SESAME CHICKEN (RESTAURANT STYLE)

Steps:

• Cut the chicken into 1-inch cubes. Mix the marinade ingredients (the first 9 ingredients listed) and marinate the chicken for 20 minutes.
• To prepare the sauce:.
• Mix together all of the sauce ingredients. Pour them into a small pot and bring to a boil, stirring continuously. Turn the heat down to low and keep warm while you are deep-frying the chicken.
• To deep-fry the chicken:.
• Add the marinated chicken pieces a few at a time, and deep-fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towels and then place chicken in warm oven (130 degrees) while you continue frying. Repeat with the remainder of the chicken. Just before you are finished deep-frying, bring the sauce back up to a boil.
• Place the chicken on a large platter and pour the sauce over. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve the Sesame Chicken with rice.

BAKED IMPERIAL CHICKEN WITH CUMBERLAND SAUCE

Steps:

• Dip chicken in melted butter.
• Mix next 3 ingredients together.
• Roll chicken in mixture and place in shallow baking dish and refrigerate.
• When ready to cook, bring to room temperature and dot with butter.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or less.
• For cumberland sauce: Combine ingredients and simmer until smooth.
• Serve over chicken and rice.

AWESOME SESAME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut the chicken into small, approximately 1-inch cubes.
• Add the marinade ingredients and marinate the chicken for at least 20 minutes.
• While the chicken is marinating, prepare the sauce.
• Mix together all of the sauce ingredients except for the green onion.
• Pour them into a small pot and bring to a boil.
• Turn the heat down to a low and keep warm while you are deep-frying the chicken.
• Heat oil for deep-frying.
• When the oil is ready, add the marinated chicken a few pieces at a time, sliding them into oil carefully, and not to overcrowd.
• Deepfry until golden brown.
• Remove the cooked chicken pieces from the oil and drain on paper towels.
• Repeat with the remainder of the chicken.
• Just before you are finished deep-frying, bring the sauce back up to a boil.
• Mix in the green onion.
• Place the chicken on a large platter and pour sauce over.
• Sprinkle with the sesame seeds.
• Serve over rice.