2/29/2024 0 Comments Crispy sesame chicken![]() Pour sauce over chicken in the skillet toss to coat chicken. ![]() Gasp! My rice, dry? Offensive. And so began a string of fiery text messages back and forth about the rice.īut this isn’t about my rice. Whisk together honey, soy sauce, rice vinegar, chile-garlic sauce, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, and 1 tablespoon sesame seeds in a small bowl. “The chicken was really nice.”, my sister wrote. So yesterday (Sunday), my sister happened to drop by and I sent her home with takeaway containers filled with this Honey Sesame Chicken as well as Kung Pao Chicken (coming soon!). Trust me, it goes both ways. I give it as good as good as I get it! But….we definitely don’t hold back if we have….erm…. Always respectful, always appreciative when someone cooks. On the other hand, we have my family – mother, brother and sister. (“OMG, everybody loved it!” does not count as constructive feedback!) But I rarely get helpful feedback from them. I have a lot of willing taste testers in my life. This recipe has the ultimate validation – from a member of my family. …then you sprinkle over more sesame seeds (this is Sesame Chicken after all!) and a fresh sprinkle of shallots/scallions….(PS excuse the very pudgy Baby Hands, exceptionally hot muggy day in Sydney today) Then you toss it in the gorgeous sticky sauce…. This way, I can bake and broil/grill it long enough to make it crispy without the chicken shrivelling up into miserable dried chicken. One key thing I do to make this nice and crispy – I use chunky strips of chicken rather than small pieces. Don’t you think this looks lovely and crispy? So this is how I make Honey Sesame Chicken for a midweek meal – by baking it. Too much effort, too much mess, and my waistline can’t afford it. Honey Sesame Chicken is usually deep fried which gives it a lovely crunchy coating. What is wrong with us? We need to start a Honey Sesame Chicken Revolution. I mean, crispy chicken tossed in a sweet salty sauce loaded with sesame flavours. Along with Kung Pao Chicken, which still isn’t huge here though I have seen it on the odd menu in Chinatown. To this day, I remain perplexed why Honey Sesame Chicken hasn’t made it to our shores. Set over medium-high heat and bring the sauce to a boil. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, combine the pomegranate juice, soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, star anise, bay leaf, and red pepper flakes. My first experience was at a hotel buffet (don’t judge me!) in New York. Toss the broccoli, flip the chicken, and return to the oven another 3-5 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through. In fact, I rarely see it on Chinese restaurant menus. Who needs takeout Honey Sesame Chicken when it’s faster and so much healthier to make at home?Ĭhinese Honey Sesame Chicken isn’t huge in Australia. Easy crispy oven baked Chinese Chicken tossed in a sticky honey sesame sauce.
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