Name: Delicious Sesame Chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 3 chicken breasts, chopped into 1 inch cubes; 2 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 tbsp dry sherry or cooking wine; 1 tsp sesame oil; 2 tbsp flour; 1 tbsp corn starch; 2 tbsp water; 1/4 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp vegetable oil; 1/2 cup water; 1 cup chicken broth; 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 2 tbsp corn starch; 3/4 cup sugar; 2 tbsp dark soy (light can be substitute but dark is better ); 1 tbsp sesame oil; 1/4 tsp sriracha; 1 garlic clove, minced; 2 tbsp sesame seeds; 3-4 cups oil for deep frying (peanut or vegetable )

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Marinated chicken is cooked until a crispy outside layer forms and then tossed in the BEST homemade sesame sauce.

This is definitly the best sesame sauce I have ever created. It has taken me about 6 years to get it perfect. It has been a labor of love as sesame chicken is one of my favorite Chinese dises to order for takeout. The problem now is I like my recipe more than the resturants! The marinade can be made ahead of time and is essential to creating lots of flavor. I like to mix it up and pop the chicken in the refigerator for 20 minutes to 4 hours.

Then whenever I am ready to cook it all I need to do is mix up the sauce.

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Delicious Sesame Chicken

Crunchy and moist chicken in a quick 20 minute marinade smothered in the best sesame sauce!

Prep Time30

Cook Time20

Course: Dessert, Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: fried chicken, Sesame chicken, sesame sauce

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

Marinade

3 chicken breasts, chopped into 1 inch cubes
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp dry sherry or cooking wine
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp flour
1 tbsp corn starch
2 tbsp water
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vegetable oil

Sesame Sauce

1/2 cup water
1 cup chicken broth
2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
2 tbsp corn starch
3/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp dark soy light can be substitute but dark is better
1 tbsp sesame oil
1/4 tsp sriracha
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tbsp sesame seeds
3-4 cups oil for deep frying peanut or vegetable

Instructions

Chicken marinade

Mix the marinade ingredients in a quart sized bag or tupperware dish. Add the chicken and marinate for 20 minutes in the fridge.
While the chicken is marinting prep and measure out the sauce ingredients.

Sesame sauce

In a saucepan whisk together all of the ingredients over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil then turn on low. Keep an eye on it a mix every 5 minutes or so while you are cooking the chicken.

Frying the chicken

In a large pan pour in the 3-4 cups of oil. On med-high heat and slowly bring it up to temperature. About 5 minutes. Now working in batches use tongs to move the chicken from the marinade to the oil… Cook until golden brown and then flip, continue cooking until the chicken is golden brown all over.
Have a plate or basket on the side with paper towels to drain the oil. Move the chicken to the plate and start the next batch.
Remember to whisk the sauce in between batches.
When all the chicken is cooked, move to a serving platter. Pour the sesame sauce over and toss the chicken to coat. Sprinkle the sesame seeds.
ENJOY!!!

Sesame Chicken