Easy Sesame Chicken

My husband and I love Asian food and we have been looking for ways to make it at home. My favorite type of Chinese food is sesame chicken so here is our attempt to make it! This recipe is easy and has great flavor! 

***** I have found an even better sesame chicken recipe since I posted this recipe! Click here to get the recipe!

For this recipe you will need:

• 1 EGG WHITE
• 2 Tbs CORNSTARCH
• 1 lb. CHICKEN (thighs are suggested, but we used breasts)
• SALT
• PEPPER
• 2 Tbs VEGETABLE OIL
• 2 Tbs SOY SAUCE
• 1 Tbs WATER
• 1/2 Tbs SESAME OIL
• 1 & 1/2 Tbs BROWN SUGAR
• 1 & 1/2 Tbs RICE VINEGAR
• 1 clove GARLIC
• 2 Tbs SESAME SEEDS
• 1 Tbs CORNSTARCH
• 2 servings of RICE
• 2 GREEN ONIONS, chopped

When we made this dish we whisked together the egg white, 2 tablespoons of cornstarch, and a pinch of both salt and pepper; we then coated the chicken in this mixture.

Once the chicken has been coated, heat up the vegetable oil in a skillet. When the oil is hot, add the chicken and cook it all the way through.

While the chicken is cooking you can make the sauce. In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, water, sesame oil, brown sugar, rice vinegar, garlic, sesame seeds, and cornstarch.

Once the chicken is cooked through, pour the sauce over the chicken. Toss the chicken in the sauce. As the sauce heats up it will thicken and should look start to look something like the picture below!

When the sauce has thickened you can turn off the heat. Serve over a bed of rice and top with the green onions!

The second time we made it, we didn't have any green onions...it was still delicious though!

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Sesame Chicken

Ingredients:

• 1 large EGG WHITE 
• 2 Tbs CORNSTARCH
• 1 lb. CHICKEN (thighs are suggested, but breasts will work as well)
• SALT
• PEPPER
• 2 Tbs VEGETABLE OIL
• 2 Tbs SOY SAUCE
• 1 Tbs WATER
• 1/2 Tbs SESAME OIL
• 1 & 1/2 Tbs BROWN SUGAR
• 1 & 1/2 Tbs RICE VINEGAR
• 1 clove GARLIC
• 2 Tbs SESAME SEEDS
• 1 Tbs CORNSTARCH
• 2 servings of RICE
• 2 GREEN ONIONS, chopped

Directions:

1. Whisk together the egg white, 2 tablespoons of cornstarch, and a pinch of both salt and pepper; we then coated the chicken in this mixture. 
2. Once the chicken has been coated, heat up the vegetable oil in a skillet. When the oil is hot, add the chicken and cook it all the way through.
3. While the chicken is cooking you can make the sauce. In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, water, sesame oil, brown sugar, rice vinegar, garlic, sesame seeds, and cornstarch.
4. Once the chicken is cooked through, pour the sauce over the chicken. Toss the chicken in the sauce. As the sauce heats up it will thicken and should look start to look something like the picture below!
5. When the sauce has thickened you can turn off the heat. Serve over a bed of rice and top with the green onions!

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The website where I found this recipe is: http://www.budgetbytes.com/2013/08/easy-sesame-chicken/