Chinese Til Chicken
Preparation Time : 4 Hour 10 Minutes
Cooking Time : 0 Hour 10 Minutes
Servings : 4
Ingredients
2 teaspoons cornflour, 2 tablespoons stock. May substitute rice wine. 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 pinch crushed chillies, 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger, 1 clove crushed garlic, 500g (2 cups) skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces, 2 tablespoons til (sesame seeds), 1 tablespoon til ka tel (sesame oil), 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 110g fresh mushrooms, quartered, 1 green capsicum, julienned, 4 green onions, sliced diagonally into 1/2 inch pieces
Method
For marinade: In a bowl, mix cornflour with stock (or wine); stir in lemon juice, soy sauce, chillies, ginger and garlic. Blend and stir in chicken strips to coat. Cover and refrigerate to marinate for 3 to 4 hours. In a large frying pan, toast the til, (sesame seeds) over medium heat, shaking the pan until the seeds are a golden brown colour. Remove seeds and set aside. To same frying pan, add sesame oil and vegetable oil and heat slowly. Drain chicken, reserving marinade, and quickly stir-fry in a kadhai, a few pieces at a time, until browned. Remove chicken with a jharni/chhalni (slotted spoon) and set aside. Add mushrooms and green capsicum to same frying pan and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the green onions and stir-fry 1 minute more. Return chicken to pan, together with reserved marinade, and stir over medium high heat for another 2 to 4 minutes, or until the ingredients are evenly coated with the sauce. Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds on top and serve immediately.