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Homemade Sesame Chicken "Take Out"
by
Hayley Sauceda
(IC: employee)
2 Servings
45 min
I love Chinese takeout, it's my absolute favorite food! 🤤🥡 But since I've been trying to eat less processed foods, I challenged myself to make it from home. And let me tell you... It's GOOD!
Homemade Sesame Chicken "Take Out"
Recipe details
Ingredients
For the sauce
- 4 tbsp honey
- 4 tsp rice vinegar
- 1/2 tsp Huy Fong's Chili Garlic Sauce (or Sriracha)
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- 4 tsp flour
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/4 pepper
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 2/3 cup chicken broth
For the chicken
- 1/3 + 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/3 cup milk
- Chicken
- Oil
- Sesame seeds
- Chopped green onion
Instructions
For the chicken
- Cut up your chicken into 1 inch cubes.
- In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt, water, and milk and stir until you get a pancake batter consistency.
- Drain your chicken of pickle juice and add the chicken to this batter. Stir until all chicken is coated.
- Fill a pan with a few inches of oil and heat it up.
- Drop your coated chicken in the oil and let it turn golden brown. This should take a few minutes.
- Once golden brown, remove from the oil and place on a napkin.
For the sauce
- Mix all of the sauce ingredients in a bowl.
- In a skillet on medium heat, add the mixture and let it turn into a thick sauce.
- Once the sauce is syrupy, toss your cooked chicken in the sauce.
- Plate chicken with rice and sprinkle with sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
- Enjoy!
Published November 4th, 2020 9:09 AM
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