Sweet And Sour Sesame Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
3 lb (1.5 kg) chicken, cut up
1/4 cup (60 ml) plum sauce
1 tbsp (15 ml) vinegar
2 cups (500 ml) chicken stock
1/3 cup (85 ml) dry sherry
1 tbsp (15 ml) finely chopped fresh ginger
1 onion, quartered
6 oz (180 g) canned straw mushrooms
2 stalks celery, sliced
8 oz (225 g) canned water chestnuts
8 oz (225 g) canned bamboo shoots, drained and sliced
3 tbsp (45 ml) cornstarch blended with water
1 tbsp (15 ml) sesame seeds
Directions
1 Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Arrange chicken in an ovenproof dish. Combine plum sauce, vinegar, stock, sherry and ginger and pour over chicken. Cover and bake 40 minutes.
2 Add vegetables, return to oven and cook a further 15 minutes. Remove chicken and vegetables to a heated serving dish.
3 Thicken remaining liquid with blended cornstarch and water. Bring to a boil and simmer 2 minutes. Pour over chicken. Sprinkle with sesame seeds
2 Add vegetables, return to oven and cook a further 15 minutes. Remove chicken and vegetables to a heated serving dish.
3 Thicken remaining liquid with blended cornstarch and water. Bring to a boil and simmer 2 minutes. Pour over chicken. Sprinkle with sesame seeds