Sesame Chicken

Thanks, I will have to check out the cornstarch. I'm diabetic and I'm not sure I can eat that. I have to keep my carbs low. Sounds good and chicken is a good meat for diabetics. That's why I'm always looking for good chicken recipes.

Traditionally, you would cut the chicken into your desired size, and toss it into a skillet (with oil) to brown it. To 'velvet' the chicken (or whatever else you cook like this) means to coat it with a mixture of 1 tablespoon oil (for sesame chicken I use sesame oil) and 1 tablespoon soysauce. Then coat the chicken pieces in corn starch. Place the chicken in the skillet (with a little oil) and fry it until golden brown. The reason to 'velvet' the chicken is because, the chicken cooks on the inside but stays moist and tender while the outside browns and produces a nice coating. (Flour won't do this and doesn't taste good in Asian cooking). We eat a lot of Asian dishes. (They don't call it Oriental anymore or Chinese - although I don't know why).......They call them Asian dishes now....Who knew? LOL Sesame Chicken is really good

I started a discussion days ago about diabetic cooking - in that - I am looking for diabetic cooking tips. I'm not diabetic, although it has reared its ugly head in both of my parents. I try to watch how and what I cook for my husband and me. Someone said in the diabetic discussion that you were the person to talk to about diabetic cooking. So tell me - if you will - what I should be concerned about in regards to learning the basics of diabetic cooking techniques. Understand? LOL

Less oily and more crunchy... will also give it a different type of flavor... just don't go overboard with it... use in moderation.

Peanut oil huh? Thanks zeloguy. I'm gonna try it next time I make this dish. Thanks for the tip.

I does sound unique jenny. I'll try it. I'm always trying new things. If you say it's good, I'm sure it is.Thanks for the recipe.

Sorry Robin. I forgot to say, I also add sesame seeds and sesame oil. Dumb me....

no problem I have had meals that were called something and it turned out to be something else entirely. I love lemon in just about any thing and so have has lemon rice soup, delicious, lemon chicken, the lemon part was a sliver of lemon severed along side of fried chicken much like fish and chips, so do not feel bad I thought perhaps you might have toasted sesame seeds as a side to be sprinkled on as necessary.

I serve it with fried rice. Sometimes just steamed rice and then, sometimes with noodles with soysauce. I have dozens of Asian recipes lightningMD. It's cheap, easy and in most cases, very healthy eating.