Sesame chicken fingers with plum sauce
Yield: 36 servings
Ingredients:
- 20 -minutes preparation time 35 -minutes cooking time
- 1 -hour marinating time --------------------------------INGREDIENTS--------------------------------
- 3 lb Chicken breasts skinless 1 Garlic clove; minced -boneless 4 c Seasoned bread crumbs
- 1 1/2 c Buttermilk 1/2 c Sesame seeds
- 2 tb Lemon juice 4 tb Butter; melted
- 2 ts Worcestershire sauce 12 oz Plum perserves
- 1 ts Soy sauce 1 1/2 tb Dry mustard
- 1 ts Paprika 1 1/2 tb Prepared white horseradish
- 1 ts Pepper; freshly ground
Instructions:
1. If the breasts are whole split them. Cut each chicken breast half crosswise into 1/2-inch strips. In a large bowl combine buttermilk 1 T of the lemon juice Worcestershire soy sauce paprika pepper and garlic. Add chicken strips and toss to coat. Cover and marinate at room temperater for 1 hour or refrigerate overnight. 2. Preheat oven to 350F. Drain chicken well. In a large shallow bowl toss bread crumbs with sesame seeds to mix. Roll chicken in crumbs to coat. Arrange in a single layer on a greased baking sheet. Drizzle melted butter over chicken fingers. Bake for 35 minutes. 3. Meanwhile in a nonalluminum saucepan combine plum preserves mustard horseradish and remaining 1 T lemon juice. Melt over low heat stirring until smooth. 4. Serve chicken fingers hot or warm with plum sauce for dipping on the side. From: 365 Ways to Cook Chicken
