poultry essentials: firecracker honey/soy chicken

How To Make poultry essentials: firecracker honey/soy chicken

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  Step 1
  PREP/PREPARE
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  Step 2
  Gather your Ingredients (mise en place).
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  Step 3
  THE SAUCE
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  Step 4
  Add the honey, tamari, sesame oil, and vinegar to a small saucepan, over medium heat.
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  Step 5
  When the mixture begins to simmer, mix the arrowroot powder, and water together to make a slurry.
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  Step 6
  Add the slurry to the simmering sauce.
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  Step 7
  Use a small whisk to combine the slurry with the sauce.
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  Step 8
  When the sauce thickens (about 4 – 5 minutes), reduce the heat to low, low, cover, and reserve.
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  Step 9
  Chef’s Tip: If the sauce gets a bit too think, add a bit of water to thin it down. I want a thick sauce, but not one that is so thick it becomes goopy… I hate it when that happens.
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  Step 10
  THE CHICKEN
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  Step 11
  Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces, and reserve.
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  Step 12
  Add about 1 inch (2.5cm), of oil to a high-walled pan, or pot, and raise the heat to 350f (175c).
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  Step 13
  Add the buttermilk to a large bowl.
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  Step 14
  Mix all the dry ingredients together in another bowl.
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  Step 15
  Add the chicken to the flour mixture, and thoroughly coat.
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  Step 16
  Shake off the excess, and dip the chicken in the buttermilk.
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  Step 17
  Shake off the excess, and coat with the flour mixture, a second time.
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  Step 18
  Add the breaded chicken to the hot oil, and cook until nice and crispy, about 4 – 6 minutes.
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  Step 19
  Chef’s Tip: Don’t add too many of the breaded chicken bites to the oil, or it will drop the temperature, and you’ll wind up with soggy, not crispy bits.
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  Step 20
  Place the chicken bites into a bowl, and toss with half the sauce.
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  Step 21
  PLATE/PRESENT
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  Step 22
  You could serve this as a meal, over rice, or you could serve them like I do, as individual bites before a meal. Drizzle some of the remaining sauce over the chicken when serving, and garnish with some toasted sesame seeds. Enjoy.
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  Step 23
  Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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