There's nothing better and easier than picking up some take away on the way home, especially when you don't feel like cooking. To take that exhaustive feeling out of cooking, I've come up with this recipe inspired by my grandmother who recently visited and showed me how easy it is to make a batter. I've taken her skills and made it into something quite healthy and pretty darn tasty, if I say so myself. Do not be overwhelmed by the amount of ingredients, it takes seconds to put together then you can pop it in the oven and walk away.
So here is my Baked Honey Sesame Chicken and Ginger Soy Greens, I hope it becomes as much a favourite in your house as it is in ours!
Note: I have written out instructions after ingredients, the best thing you can do is get everything ready and prepared. The process you will want to follow is: make batter and honey sauce and set them both aside, then cube chicken (steaming is optional), then cook up vegetables with the last few minutes the chicken is in the oven. Read it over and have a go and you'll end up doing it by "feel" pretty soon!
What you'll need and how to do it:
Batter:
Wholemeal flour
Egg
Grapeseed oil
Himalayan pink salt or rock salt
Ground peppercorns
Water
When making this batter I use my grandmothers technique of not actually measuring anything but by eye, it has not failed me so far. So when doing this a took mental notes as to what I was doing and the amounts in general, but it really comes down to the texture of the batter. What you want is roughly two to three cups of flour (start with two and you can always add a bit more later), add one egg to this and whisk it so it all mixes (if you think one egg is not enough add the another), then you add the water, so fill up any mug and slowly pour it into the batter and whisk slowly so the egg and flour mix begins to mix with the water and all the mix has come out of the whisk, this usually the best indication to stop adding water. then mix in about a tablespoon of oil as you wont need a lot for baking and then use the salt and pepper to season. What you are aiming for is a nice smooth, slightly thick batter, not too thick, not too runny.
Honey Sauce:
Honey or rice malt syrup
Apple cider vinegar
Sesame seeds
I use a cup to mix this all in and when making this you want two parts sweet to one part acidic, as you really want the honey to be nice and sticky with the acidic just breaking it up enough and not over powering it.
Chicken thigh or breast:
You can either steam the chicken first then cube it, dip in batter and lay it on the lined baking tray just to save baking time, as I can be quite impatient when hungry. You can simply cubed raw chicken and dip it into the batter and place on lined baking trays to bake until batter is cooked, then you add the honey sauce on each piece of chicken and let it bake the honey. Once done just sprinkle sesame seeds for the final touch.
Vegetables:
Snow peas and choy sum (I chose these specifically as they both steam quick and sir fry well)
Fresh ginger - just cut a think slice, then slice thinly into long shoots
Garlic - just a clove
Sweet soy
You can do this once you have put honey on the chicken, just simply wash the greens, taking of the stem from the snow peas and chopping the leaves from the stalks of the choy sum. When cooking steam the stalk of the choy sum first with the chopped garlic and sliced ginger, once you can see the stem becoming softer and the ginger and garlic can be smelt add in the snow peas and stir fry quickly and just when the snow peas change colour add the leaves of the choy sum and add the sweet soy, just enough to coat the greens, you only really need a tablespoon or two.
So here is my Baked Honey Sesame Chicken and Ginger Soy Greens, I hope it becomes as much a favourite in your house as it is in ours!
Note: I have written out instructions after ingredients, the best thing you can do is get everything ready and prepared. The process you will want to follow is: make batter and honey sauce and set them both aside, then cube chicken (steaming is optional), then cook up vegetables with the last few minutes the chicken is in the oven. Read it over and have a go and you'll end up doing it by "feel" pretty soon!
What you'll need and how to do it:
Batter:
Wholemeal flour
Egg
Grapeseed oil
Himalayan pink salt or rock salt
Ground peppercorns
Water
When making this batter I use my grandmothers technique of not actually measuring anything but by eye, it has not failed me so far. So when doing this a took mental notes as to what I was doing and the amounts in general, but it really comes down to the texture of the batter. What you want is roughly two to three cups of flour (start with two and you can always add a bit more later), add one egg to this and whisk it so it all mixes (if you think one egg is not enough add the another), then you add the water, so fill up any mug and slowly pour it into the batter and whisk slowly so the egg and flour mix begins to mix with the water and all the mix has come out of the whisk, this usually the best indication to stop adding water. then mix in about a tablespoon of oil as you wont need a lot for baking and then use the salt and pepper to season. What you are aiming for is a nice smooth, slightly thick batter, not too thick, not too runny.
Honey Sauce:
Honey or rice malt syrup
Apple cider vinegar
Sesame seeds
I use a cup to mix this all in and when making this you want two parts sweet to one part acidic, as you really want the honey to be nice and sticky with the acidic just breaking it up enough and not over powering it.
Chicken thigh or breast:
You can either steam the chicken first then cube it, dip in batter and lay it on the lined baking tray just to save baking time, as I can be quite impatient when hungry. You can simply cubed raw chicken and dip it into the batter and place on lined baking trays to bake until batter is cooked, then you add the honey sauce on each piece of chicken and let it bake the honey. Once done just sprinkle sesame seeds for the final touch.
Vegetables:
Snow peas and choy sum (I chose these specifically as they both steam quick and sir fry well)
Fresh ginger - just cut a think slice, then slice thinly into long shoots
Garlic - just a clove
Sweet soy
You can do this once you have put honey on the chicken, just simply wash the greens, taking of the stem from the snow peas and chopping the leaves from the stalks of the choy sum. When cooking steam the stalk of the choy sum first with the chopped garlic and sliced ginger, once you can see the stem becoming softer and the ginger and garlic can be smelt add in the snow peas and stir fry quickly and just when the snow peas change colour add the leaves of the choy sum and add the sweet soy, just enough to coat the greens, you only really need a tablespoon or two.
ENJOY!
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