Five Spice Chicken

ChrisMc's Note:

Just a quick Chinese themed way of fixing chicken breasts - the prep time includes the minimum time for marinating.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 18 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 3

• 3/4 lb chicken breast
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice wine or 2 tablespoons other cooking wine
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons five-spice powder
• 1 teaspoon ginger, minced
• 1 teaspoon garlic, crushed
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup almonds, chopped or 1/2 cup sesame seeds
• 3 tablespoons oil

Directions:

1. Slice chicken.
2. Combine soy sauce, wine, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, and 1 tsp of the 5 spice powder, and marinate chicken for at least 1 hour.
3. Combine the remaining 5 spice powder with the flour and dredge the marinated chicken.
4. Dip the dredged chicken in the eggs, then roll in the nuts.
5. Heat the oil and cook chicken 3-4 minutes on each side.

Reviews

[Lici]

Very good! I have never had chinese five spice until I bought some to use in this recipe. It was really good! I marinated my chicken for about 4 hours or so. The chicken was so juicy, but the coating on the outside was the perfect crispness. I used some sesame seeds the I toasted instead of almonds.

[aviva]

A very good recipe! I only used 2 tablespoons of olive oil instead of 3 hoping to cut down on the fat. I served the dish with brown rice. My husband, baby, and I liked it, but my two boys wouldn't touch it. Surprised me considering they eat lots of different things.

[Shelley Marie]

Great