Crispy Chicken with Sesame and Honey

Ingredients

2 halves chicken breast
2 tbsp    sesame seeds (toasted)
2 pcs      star anise
2 tbsp   corn starch/ tapioca starch (Note: DO NOT substitute starch with flour, the chicken will be too hard to chew).


Seasoning
1/2 tbsp   shao-xing wine/ rice cooking wine/ dry sherry
1/2 tsp     sugar
1/8 tsp     cinnamon powder
1/4 tsp     salt
2 tsp       light soya sauce

Sauce
2 tbsp    maltose/golden syrup
3 tbsp    honey
1 tbsp    plum sauce
1 tbsp    chilli sauce
50 ml water
(all sauce to be mixed together before cooking)

Method
1. cut chicken breast into cubes and marinate with seasoning for 30 minutes.
2. coat chicken cubes lightly with tapioca starch and deep fry till crispy and golden brown. Remove from oil and drain for use later.
3. Heat 1 tbsp of oil (preferably deep fry oil from the chicken cubes) in work and stir fry star anise.
4. Add in sauce and bring to boil (little bubbles can be seen).
5. Add in deep fried chicken cubes and coat chicken cubes with the sauce until it is even.
6. Sprinkle the dish with sesame seeds, mix evenly and serve.

Chef Wannabe!

Being a mother requires some sort of cooking skill. As for me, I do admit I have no cooking talents at all. Not that I cannot cook, but just that cooking is not my cup of tea.

Still, being a mother of the cicibabies (a nickname i called my twins), I wanted to cook meals (especially healthy ones!) for them. So from there, it's a learning process for me.

I do really respect those who can cook very well, e.g: with a taste of a dish at the restaurant, they can already recreate those dish at home, in no time. This is very cool....

So for the rest of us who had NO talent or time to be in the kitchen all day, rest assure; I have some cooking ideas and tips for you that will ensure you to cook delicious meal in no time, based on my trial and errors, real tested recipe.

so... do come back often to visit my blog... :-)


Cheers!