Sesame Chicken
Sesame Chicken is an all time favorite take out dinner. Make it right at home with deep fried chicken and a sweet sesame sauce that is so simple to make!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 501kcal
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breasts cut into 1 to 1/2 chunks
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Vegetable Oil for frying
for sauce:
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1/8 cup vinegar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds toasted
- Cooked rice for serving
Instructions
- Place milk and egg in a shallow bowl and beat together. Place flour in a shallow dish, a pie plate works well, stir in salt.
- Dredge chicken pieces in flour, dip in egg and milk and back in flour. Place on a baking sheet.
- Heat oil (about 2 inches) in a deep skillet or Dutch oven to 350°.
- Fry chicken in batches until browned and chicken is cooked to 165° internal temperature. Remove to paper towel lined wire rack to drain.
- for sauce:
In a medium sauce pan, add water, chicken broth, and vinegar. - In a small bowl combine sugar and cornstarch together, stir into liquid. Add soy sauce, sesame oil and garlic.
- Cook over medium-high heat, stirring often, until it comes to a boil. Lower heat and cook just until thickened.
- Serve chicken over rice and top with sauce and sesame seeds.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 501kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 84mg | Sodium: 868mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 34g