A Splash of Sesame

Well I spent my night making a delicious take on sesame chicken.  My sidekick planted his butt on the couch the entire time after he realized there was no chicken in it for him.

I love to cook and having it end my week of classes makes me smile especially since today was so hectic.  I got to sleep in because my second class was canceled and I decided to work out during that time.  I went to class and ended up having my work done before hand so of course I chatted with Madre on Facebook J I am so productive.  I then worked out at the gym on campus so I wouldn’t have to fight for the one working treadmill at my apartment complex.  By the time I was done and had gotten gas for my starving Nellee it was already 2!

I grabbed lunch (couscous and an apple) and took the noodle outside.  I had to get my flash drive to my teacher so that I could watch our taped clip of our group conversation.  Of course, my drive was full so he emptied everything on it…including my resume!!! L It also took an HOUR! I ran out to my car that was parked in a parking lot I lacked authority to park in but luckily the guy let me go sans ticket! SCORE!!!! Macaroni and I headed to the puppy park and then we came home and I finally got a shower since I smelled hahah…

After showering and eating dinner (yummy stuffed peppers thanks to Madre!), I started making my meals.  This meal was supposed to take forever but I sped up the process a little bit by making some changes.  Here are some things to keep in perspective:

1.     I don’t have a crock-pot and I didn’t want to wait forever, so I cooked my chicken in the oven at 325 degreed F for about 25 minutes.

2.     I let the chicken cool just enough that I could handle them, but still warm enough to not shock them when I added them to the sauce.

3.     I cut my chicken into cubes and placed the sauce in a pan combining all the ingredients.

4.     I cooked the sauce and chicken for about 10 minutes together then set the chicken aside keeping the sauce in the pan. 

5.     I dissolved the cornstarch into the water on the stove that took about 2 minutes.  Make sure to stir it or the cornstarch will seize up and burn.

6.     Add the cornstarch into the sauce, which makes it thicken like the sauce we see on sesame chicken. 

7.     Thickening the sauce took about 15 minutes but keep the stovetop on low to mimic the idea of a crock-pot.

8.     Once the sauce was thick I poured it over my chicken and rice that I had separated into portions and added the sesame seeds to the dish.

Of course I tasted the sauce throughout the time making it.  It was delicious and somehow I was pleasantly surprised how it tasted so much like the ones I had eaten in the past but fresher because it lacked so many preservatives.  I would highly suggest attempting this recipe for those Asian fanatics.  Just keep in mind that things can get a little messy and sticky when thinking of cleaning up J