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Sesame chicken

Name: Sesame chicken
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese American
Ingredients: Chicken, boneless, boneless thighs, in bite size pieces; 1 egg; 1/2 cup cornflour (cornstarch); 1/4 cup maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour); Cooking oil (vegetable oil), for frying; 2 1/2 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp honey; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 4 tsp rice vinegar; 1 tbsp hoisin sauce; 3 cloves garlic; 1 tbsp grated ginger; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds; 1/3 cup water; 2 sliced spring onion (green onion, scallion)

Crispy chicken in a sweet, sticky sauce showered with sesame. The takeout box you always reorder.

40 minTime

38 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayCrispy chicken tossed in a sweet honey soy sauce with sesame seeds.

The original

499kcalsame

38 gproteinsame

1 gfibresame

40minutessame

Chinese American sesame chicken.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Chicken, bonelessboneless thighs, in bite size pieces

Egg1

Cornflour (cornstarch)½ cup

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)¼ cup

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying

Soy sauce2½ tbsp

Honey2 tbsp

Brown sugar2 tbsp

Rice vinegar4 tsp

Hoisin sauce1 tbsp

Garlic3 cloves

Ginger1 tbsp, grated

Sesame oil1 tsp

Sesame seeds1 tbsp, toasted

Water⅓ cup

Spring onion (green onion, scallion)2, sliced

Method

4 steps

1Toss chicken with egg, then with cornflour and flour until coated.
2Fry in 2 cm of hot oil in batches until golden and cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes. Drain.
3Simmer soy, honey, sugar, vinegar, hoisin, garlic, ginger and water until thick and glossy.
4Toss chicken in the sauce with sesame oil and seeds. Top with spring onion.

Serve it like this

Mound over steamed rice in a bowl with broccoli alongside, sesame seeds and spring onion on top.

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Sesame chicken

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