Ingredients
Chicken
3-8 oz Chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut in strips
1/3 cup Vegetable oil
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1/2 tsp Ground Black Pepper
2 1/2 tbsp Hacomat Seasoning
1 ea Egg, for dredging
2 cup Cornstarch, for dredging
1/4 cup Water
Lemon Sauce
1 cup Chicken Base, prepared stock
1 tbsp Lemon Compound
2 tbsp Low sodium soy sauce
2 tsp Dark brown sugar
1 tsp Lemon Zest
1 tbsp Garlic, minced
1 tsp Ginger, minced
1/2 tbsp Pro Thick
1 cup Water
1/4 cup Green onions, scallions, cut diagonal small pieces
Chicken Stock
1 tsp Chicken base
1 cup Water, boiling
Garnish
1/3 cup Sesame Seeds, toasted, for garnish
*you may use both light and Black Sesame Seeds for extra color.
Preparation
Chicken
In a medium bowl, beat the egg lightly with water, season with 1/2tablespoon of Hacomat. Place the cornstarch in a shallow dish,season with 1/2 tablespoon of Hacomat. Season the chicken stripswith the remaining Hacomat, Black Pepper and Garlic Powder.Dredge chicken strips in cornstarch and then dip them into the eggwash, being careful so that the chicken strips do not stick together,place on a baking sheet. In a wok, heat the oil over medium-highheat until hot but not smoking. Add the chicken strips (making surenot to overcrowd the pan.) Cook them for about 2-3 minutes, untilgolden brown and crisp, turning once. Remove with a slotted spoonand drain them on paper towels.
Chicken Stock
Dissolve Chicken Base in boiling water and stir.
Lemon Sauce
In a bowl prepare the sauce by combining the Chicken Base, LemonCompound, brown sugar and Lemon Zest. Set aside. In a smallbowl, dissolve the Pro Thick in the remaining cup of water. Pournearly all the oil out of the wok. Add ginger and garlic and stir-fry for30 seconds, add half of the green onions. Add lemon mixture, stir tocombine, and bring to a boil. Add the soy sauce and the Pro Thickmixture to the lemon mixture and stir with a wisk as it cooks untilthickened (when cooking with Pro Thick remember to wait a fewminutes to measure the thickness you desire, if not thick enoughadd a pinch more of Pro Thick to the sauce). Return the chickenstrips to the wok and stir-fry until warmed through and combinedwith the sauce, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and serve.
Setting
Garnish by sprinkling the chicken with toasted Sesame Seeds andthe remaining green onions.
Specialty Ingredients
#417 HACO-Swiss CHICKEN BASE
#513 HACO-Swiss HACOMAT
#6706-172 HERO-Swiss LEMON COMPOUND
#90001 Pro Thick
#22301 FELCHLIN-Swiss LEMON ZEST
#1-101 Sesame Seeds - White
#1-102 Sesame Seeds - Black
#1-108 Garlic Powder
#1-084 Ground Black Pepper Table