Heidy shared two dishes in the South Arm Community Kitchen at the last cooking class in 2006. She made Spicy Sesame Chicken and Avocado/Papaya Salad.
The Spicy Sesame Chicken is marinated with lots of flavourful spices and sauces and deep fried until golden brown and crispy. Kids will love this for sure. Making this is easy but I guess the most challenging part is gathering all the required ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs chicken thigh meat (deboned)
For marinating:
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon chicken powder
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon spicy bake mix
- 1 tablespoon Vietnamese chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/2 tablespoon wine
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 tablespoon egg white
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoon sesame seeds
For coating:
- 5 tablespoons flour
- 5 tablespoons cornstarch
Click on the link below for the instructions.
Instructions
 Add all the marinating ingredients except egg white and sesame seeds into the chicken. |
 Use your hand (with glove if desired) to mix the chicken with the marinating ingredients well. |
 Mix in the egg white. |
 Add the sesame seeds and mix well. Let the chicken marinate for at least 30 minutes. |
 Blend the coating ingredients well. Coat the marinated chicken pieces with the flour mixture, shaking off excess flour. |
 Heat a deep frying pan with enough oil for deep frying. Fry the chicken pieces in batches. |
 Drain the chicken using a drainer before putting them on a paper towel line tray to further absorb the excess oil.
Heidy served the chicken with a salad and baked scalloped potato. |
That chicken looks delicious and the marinade sounds yummy. Thanks for sharing!
Sorry, what is spicy bake mix?
I am not a kid, but I love spicy fried chicken.
Hi Erick,
Spicy Bake Mix is like those Shake and Bake kind of mixes. You should be able to find them in Chinese groceries stores. I would say its optional since there is enough seasonings for this recipe.
Hi Suanne, great treat you have here, not too heavily spiced 🙂 They’re very popular here at the taiwanese chain tea cafes, they call it popcorn chicken, except they put too much 5-spiced powder 🙁
Cheers ! 🙂
Finger lickin’ good chicken! If I don’t use the spicy bake mix, which is the next spicy ingredient? Can I use curry powder?
Hi Tigerfish,
I think curry powder is a good substitute, not only it will gives it the spiciness but also adds colour to it.
Great recipe! I’ve now got recipes for four styles of sesame chicken; Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese. I should make them all and have a taste test. =)
– Chubbypanda
I would think a touch of chili powder might be a good substitute for spicy bake mix. Can’t wait to try this recipe!