Sesame-Walnut Chicken with Pineapple Dipping Sauce

I am not a big pineapple fan—ghastly visions of sweet and sour horrors come to mind—but I am wild for this sauce! It would be tasty with grilled pork or fish, but it is devastatingly good with these crispy chicken slices.

This is a “big deal dish.” There is nothing especially hard about it, but it is rich and plush enough for only special occasions or a truly decadent mood. You’ll think I made a mistake in giving the yield for this dish, but I didn’t! No single pound of chicken has