There are several recipes out there for good Asian chicken. While I will not pretend that this is the exact same recipe from your favorite local Chinese restaurant, I will promise that it is good. It's a little like honey chicken, a little like sesame chicken and a little like General Tso's chicken. I can't really describe it past that.
This is a collaboration of about 3-4 different recipes. So, I can not take all the credit, only the credit for putting the different pieces together and adding a few things.
Here's what you'll need:
1lb chicken cut in large cubes
1 egg beaten
1 cup flour
1 tbsp paprika
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp ginger
1tbsp minced garlic
2 scallions/green onions diced
3-4 tbsp sesame seeds (more or less as desired)
1 cup chicken broth
2 tbsp corn starch
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp duck sauce
2 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp soy sauce (and 1tsp at the end)
1tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp sesame oil
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Line a pan with tin foil and spray with cooking spray
Stir flour, paprika salt and pepper in a bowl
Dip chicken in beaten egg then toss chicken in the flour coating
Place on baking sheet (they can be very close just not touching-cram those suckers on there!) spray top of chicken with cooking spray-or drizzle with oil, which ever you prefer. Spraying them is so easy though!
Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown and cooked through
While the chicken is cooking:
In a bowl stir corn starch into chicken broth until there are no lumps. Add soy sauce, duck sauce and honey until well combined then add vinegar and stir-set aside
In large skillet over medium high heat add oil, garlic, ginger and scallions to pan stir fry for about 2-5 min and fragrant.
Stir corn starch sauce mixture well before adding to skillet to make sure the corn starch has not settled. bring to boil.
Continue to boil and stir vigorously for about 5 minutes until sauce has thickened.
Add sugar, sesame seeds, sesame oil and an additional tsp of soy sauce. Stir until completely smooth and combined.
Add chicken and toss until everything is well Coated. Top with fresh scallions if you desire.
