Pineapple Sesame Chicken

Name: Pineapple Sesame Chicken
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Oil for frying; 1 lb Boneless Chicken, trimmed and cubed; 1 Sesame Seeds; 2 tbsp Cornstarch; 2 tbsp Flour; 1/4 tsp Baking Powder; 1/4 tsp Baking Soda; 2 tbsp Soy Sauce; 3 tbsp Water; 1 tsp Vegtable Oil; 1 tsp Sesame Oil; 1 can Pineapple Chunks; 1 cup Pineapple Juice from can of Pineapple Chunks; 1/2 cup Water; 2 tbsp Orange Juice; 2 tbsp Soy Sauce; 1 tbsp Vinegar; 1/2 cup Sugar; 1 tbsp Sesame Oil; 1 tsp Garlic Salt; 1/4 cup Cornstarch

WhitneyJones @cook_3013737

This recipe came about after years of putting sesame seeds on my pineapple chicken Chinese takeout.

WhitneyJones @cook_3013737

This recipe came about after years of putting sesame seeds on my pineapple chicken Chinese takeout.

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Ingredients

35 mins

4 servings

1Oil for frying
1 lbBoneless Chicken, trimmed and cubed
1Sesame Seeds
Chicken Batter
2 tbspCornstarch
2 tbspFlour
1/4 tspBaking Powder
1/4 tspBaking Soda
2 tbspSoy Sauce
3 tbspWater
1 tspVegtable Oil
1 tspSesame Oil
Sauce
1 canPineapple Chunks
1 cupPineapple Juice from can of Pineapple Chunks
1/2 cupWater
2 tbspOrange Juice
2 tbspSoy Sauce
1 tbspVinegar
1/2 cupSugar
1 tbspSesame Oil
1 tspGarlic Salt
1/4 cupCornstarch

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Steps

35 mins

1

For the batter. Blend flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and baking powder. Then add soy sauce, water, vegetable oil, and sesame oil. Whisk until smooth.
2

Add cubed chicken to batter. Stir until evenly coated. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
3

While the chicken is marinating, in a saucepan combine pineapple juice, water, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, garlic salt, orange juice, and cornstarch. Whisk over medium heat until smooth and bubbly.
4

Add pineapple chunks to sauce and let simmer on low about 10 minutes or until chicken is fried.
5

Heat oil to 375°F.
6

Drop battered chicken, a few pieces at a time, into oil. Stirring after each addition to avoid clumping. Fry until golden brown. Let drain on paper towel covered plate.
7

Add fried chicken to pineapple sauce and fold in gently.
8

Sprinkle sesame seeds to chicken before serving.