Tamarind and sesame chicken recipe

Tamarind and Sesame Chicken recipe

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Ingredients

500 g	chicken, tenderloin, bite-sized pieces
3 tbsp	fish sauce
2 clove(s)	garlic, finely chopped
1 tbsp	caster sugar
1 ½ tbsp	peanut oil
1 small	onion, cut into wedges
125 ml	tamarind and plum sauce, see database
some	sesame seeds, toasted

Instructions

Marinate chicken with the the well mixed fish sauce, garlic and sugar for about one hour.

Heat a wok or heavy based pan and pour in the oil. Add chicken with marinade and stir-fry for about 3 minutes.

Add onion and the tamarind and plum sauce and continue to stir-fry for 5 minutes; or until the sauce has reduced and caramelized.

Serve chicken sprinkled with the sesame seeds, steamed rice and a salad of tomatoes, Lebanese cucumbers and watercress dressed with dipping fish sauce.

Note:You can find the recipe for my Dipping Fish Sauce in the database.

Preparation time:
ca. 15 min
Grade of difficulty:
easy
Calories per portion:
n/a