30 MIN · STOVETOP

Sesame Chicken

Name: Sesame Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb chicken thighs (cut into chunks); 1/3 cup cornstarch; 1 egg (beaten); 1/4 cup tamari; 3 tbsp honey; 2 tbsp rice vinegar; 3 cloves garlic (minced); 1 tbsp fresh ginger (grated); 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil; 2 tbsp sesame seeds; 3 tbsp oil (for frying); 2 green onions (sliced)

Crispy chicken in a glossy sweet-savory glaze.

dairy-freehigh-proteinbudget-friendlychickencrispycrunchy

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbchicken thighs, cut into chunks
1/3 cupcornstarch
1egg, beaten
1/4 cuptamari
3 tbsphoney
2 tbsprice vinegar
3 clovesgarlic, minced
1 tbspfresh ginger, grated
1 tbsptoasted sesame oil
2 tbspsesame seeds
3 tbspoil, for frying
2green onions, sliced

Method

1
Toss the chicken with the beaten egg, then with the cornstarch to coat.
2
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and fry the chicken in batches for about 6 minutes, until golden and crisp outside and no longer pink inside. Drain.
3
In the same pan, cook the garlic and ginger 30 seconds, then add the tamari, honey, rice vinegar, and sesame oil and simmer until syrupy, 2 minutes.
4
Return the chicken and toss to coat. Finish with sesame seeds and green onions.

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