Sesame Toasts

Name: Sesame Toasts
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 13 inches thick slices baguette; 1 Tbsp cornstarch; 1 large egg white; 1 clove garlic; 3 Tbsps chopped peeled ginger; 6 servings Kosher salt; 6 servings Peanut oil, for frying; 1 Tbsp Chinese rice wine or dry sherry; 2 scallions, white and light-green parts only, thinly sliced; 59 milliliters sesame seeds; 227 grams skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into pieces

Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 121 calories, 10g of protein, and 6g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. If you have scallions, garlic, chicken breasts, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Arrange the bread on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until slightly dry, about 10 minutes; let cool.

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Bread

Toast

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Meanwhile, drop the garlic into a food processor through the feed tube with the motor running.

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Garlic

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Food Processor

Add the ginger, 1 tablespoon at a time, until minced. Scrape down the food processor, then add the chicken, egg white, rice wine, cornstarch and 1 teaspoon salt; pulse into a smooth paste.

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Corn Starch

Egg Whites

Rice Wine

Whole Chicken

Ginger

Salt

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Food Processor

Spread 1 tablespoon of the chicken mixture on each piece of toast and sprinkle with the scallions.

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Green Onions

Whole Chicken

Spread

Toast

Put the sesame seeds in a shallow bowl and dip the chicken-covered side of the toasts in the seeds. (The toasts can be covered and refrigerated at this point for up to 3 hours.)

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Sesame Seeds

Whole Chicken

Seeds

Dip

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Bowl

Heat about 1/2 inch of peanut oil in a deep skillet over medium-high heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers 325 degrees F. Working in batches, fry the toasts, chicken-side down, until golden brown and cooked through, about 4 minutes. Flip the toasts and cook 1 more minute.

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Peanut Oil