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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Baked Sesame Chicken



Ok, this is officially the best sesame chicken we have made thus far! We have finally found a method of cooking the chicken that makes it taste like it came from a Chinese restaurant!! And the best part is that this recipe is extremely versatile! You could easily substitute the sesame sauce explained below for a General Tso's sauce, orange chicken sauce, or any other sauce you like!

To make this you will need:
  • 1 (8-10 oz.) CHICKEN BREAST, cubed
  • 1/3 cup CORNSTARCH
  • 1-2 EGG WHITES
  • SALT
  • PEPPER
  • 1 Tbs CANOLA OIL
  • SESAME SEEDS, to garnish
  • Optional: chopped GREEN ONIONS, to garnish
For the sauce you will need:
  • 3 Tbs HONEY
  • 3 Tbs SOY SAUCE
  • 2 Tbs KETCHUP
  • 2 Tbs BROWN SUGAR
  • 2 Tbs RICE VINEGAR
  • 1/4 tsp SESAME OIL
  • 1/4 tsp GARLIC, minced
  • 1/4 Tbs CORNSTARCH
Start off by preheating the oven to 325 degrees F. Put the 1/3 cup of cornstarch in a small bowl and the egg whites in a second small bowl. Then, in a medium bowlwhisk together the honey, soy sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, rice vinegar, sesame oil, garlic, and 1/4 Tbs corn starch. Set the sauce aside.


Season the cubed chicken with salt and pepper. Start heating a skillet over medium-high heat with the canola oil. Then coat the chicken cubes in cornstarch...


...dip them in the egg white...


...and throw them in the skillet! Brown the chicken in the skillet and then place the chicken into a greased baking pan. You don't need to worry about cooking the chicken all the way through in the skillet because you will continue cooking it in the oven.


Once all of the chicken is browned, pour the prepared sauce over the chicken.



Put the pan in the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes depending on how big your chunks are. I tossed the chicken every 10 to 15 minutes in the sauce just to make sure the chicken was well coated.


Once the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened you can garnish with the sesame seeds and green onions. (I like topping sesame chicken with green onions, but unfortunately we didn't have any on hand.)


We served the sesame chicken over rice!






Baked Sesame Chicken

Ingredients:
To make this you will need:
  • 1 (8-10 oz.) CHICKEN BREAST, cubed
  • 1/3 cup CORNSTARCH
  • 1-2 EGG WHITES
  • SALT
  • PEPPER
  • 1 Tbs CANOLA OIL
  • SESAME SEEDS, to garnish
  • Optional: chopped GREEN ONIONS, to garnish
For the sauce you will need:
  • 3 Tbs HONEY
  • 3 Tbs SOY SAUCE
  • 2 Tbs KETCHUP
  • 2 Tbs BROWN SUGAR
  • 2 Tbs RICE VINEGAR
  • 1/4 tsp SESAME OIL
  • 1/4 tsp GARLIC, minced
  • 1/4 Tbs CORNSTARCH
Directions:
  1. Start off by preheating the oven to 325 degrees F. Put the 1/3 cup of cornstarch in a small bowl and the egg whites in a second small bowl. Then, in a medium bowlwhisk together the honey, soy sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, rice vinegar, sesame oil, garlic, and 1/4 Tbs corn starch. Set the sauce aside.
  2. Season the cubed chicken with salt and pepper. Start heating a skillet over medium-high heat with the canola oil. 
  3. Then coat the chicken cubes in cornstarch, dip them in the egg, and throw them in the skillet. Brown the chicken in the skillet and then place the chicken into a greased baking pan. You don't need to worry about cooking the chicken all the way through in the skillet because you will continue cooking it in the oven. 
  4. Once all of the chicken is browned, pour the prepared sauce over the chicken. Put the pan in the oven and bake for 30-40 minutes depending on how big your chunks are. I tossed the chicken every 10 to 15 minutes in the sauce just to make sure the chicken was well coated. 
  5. Once the chicken is cooked through and the sauce has thickened you can garnish with the sesame seeds and green onions. Serve over rice!



I adapted this recipe from one found on this website: http://therecipecritic.com/2013/09/baked-honey-sesame-chicken/ 

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