serves
4
prep
30 minutes
cook
20 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
4
people
preparation
30
minutes
cooking
20
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp milk
- 1½ cups panko breadcrumbs
- ¾ cup sesame seeds
- plain flour, seasoned to taste, for dusting
- 500 g skinless chicken breast, cut into thin schnitzels
- grapeseed oil, for pan-frying
- 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1 bunch kale, about 230 g leaves stripped and rinsed but not dried
- steamed jasmine rice and soy sauce, to serve
Tahini miso cream
- 60 ml (¼ cup) hulled tahini
- 1½ tbsp shiro (white) miso
- few drops sesame oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 80 ml (⅓ cup) water
Instructions
For the tahini miso cream, process all the ingredients in a small food processor until smooth. If refrigerating before using, you may need to thin it out with a little warm water.
In a bowl, lightly beat the eggs with the milk. Combine the breadcrumbs and sesame seeds in a separate bowl. Place the flour in a third bowl. Dust the chicken slices in the flour, then dip into the egg mixture, and then coat both sides with the breadcrumb mixture, pressing down firmly on the chicken to even out the thickness and to ensure the crumbs adhere.
Pour enough oil into a large heavy-based saucepan to come 1 cm up the side and heat on medium-high. Cook the chicken, in batches, seasoning as you go, until golden and crisp on both sides. Drain on paper towel and set aside.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok or frying pan over medium heat. Add the sliced garlic and cook until light golden, then add the kale and sauté for 3-4 minutes or until wilted and tender. Season to taste.
Serve the sesame chicken with the tahini miso cream, sautéed kale, steamed rice and soy sauce.
Photography by Benito Martin
Styling by Jerrie-Joy Redman-Lloyd
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
