Mrs Bailey’s Sesame Chicken

(or any other kind of sauce: ginger or chilli or sweet-and-sour or…)

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We have spoken before, Mrs B and I, about the value of cast-iron cookware in the kitchen. A well-seasoned skillet is a tool beyond compare. Having said which, should you not have one, this is just as easily prepared in a non-stick pan, to be fair. (Tho’ you should totally get some cast iron anyway. Working on the seasoning is just the best fun…)

For the sauce:

60g water

40g sugar

1.5 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce

1 tablespoon rice vinegar

2 teaspoons sesame oil

2 cloves of garlic, crushed

1 teaspoon cornstarch

Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl, and set aside.

For the chicken:

750g boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into bitesize pieces

30g cornstarch

1.5 teaspoons kosher salt

Toss the chicken thoroughly with the cornstarch and salt. Use your hands, and be sure that each piece is coated.

Heat a cast-iron or non-stick skillet, and when hot add a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil. If…