Chicken
4 small chicken breasts or thighs, skinned
1 tsp sesame oil
1 Tbsp dry sherry
1 egg white, lightly beaten
2 Tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
Salt and ground white pepper
Chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves, spring onions (scallions), and lemon wedges to garnish
Sauce
3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 Tbsp lime cordial
3 Tbsp caster sugar (superfine sugar)
2 tsp cornflour
6 Tbsp cold water
- Place the chicken in a shallow bowl. Mix the sesame oil with the sherry and add 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 pepper. Pour over the chicken. Cover and marinate for 15 minutes.
- Mix together the egg white and cornflour. Add the mixture to the chicken and turn to coat.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a non-stick frying pan or wok and fry the chicken for about 15 minutes, or until the chicken is cook through and golden brown on both sides.
- Meanwhile, make the sauce. Combine all the ingredients in a small pan. Add 1/4 tsp salt. Bring to boil over low heat, stirring constantly until the sauce is smooth and has thickened slightly.
- Place the chicken on a serving plate. Pour sauce over chicken and garnish with the coriander leaves, spring onions, and lemon wedges. Serve!
I wasn't very pleased with the sauce, it was too sweet and limey (I'm not a fan of sweet sauces on my meat). I was thinking if the lime cordial was taken out it should take care of both of those problems. Replace it with more lemon juice. I wasn't sure what lime cordial was when I went shopping, so I looked it up. It's sweetened lime juice basically. There was nothing in our store that was actually called "cordial" but on the aisle with mixes for drinks I found a bottle of sweetened lime juice, so I assume this is what I was supposed to use.
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