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August 8, 2011

Sesame Chicken



My husband suggested sesame chicken for dinner one night this past week.  The last time I blogged about sesame chicken, my daughter and I really enjoyed it but my husband was not very fond of it.  I thought I would switch things up quite a bit with the recipe and, while this does not use traditional Asian ingredients, it definitely yielded wonderful flavor!  The verdict?  My husband loved it!  Success!



Ingredients:
  • 1 1/2 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces  
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil  
  • 1/4 c plus 1 tbsp water, divided 
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce 
  • 2 1/2 tbsp apple juice 
  • 1 1/2 tsp ketchup
  • 1 1/2 tsp brown sugar 
  • 1/4 tsp onion salt 
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • Pinch of cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp cornstarch 
  • 1 tsp sesame seed 
Directions:

Heat the sesame oil in a large skillet over medium heat.  Brown the chicken on all sides, about 5 minutes.  Remove the chicken and set aside. 

Add 1/4 c of the water, soy sauce, apple juice, ketchup, brown sugar, onion salt, garlic and cayenne pepper to the skillet.  Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

Reduce the heat to medium-low.  Add the chicken back into the skillet.  Cover and cook for 20 minutes.

Remove the chicken using a slotted spoon and keep warm.

Dissolve the cornstarch in the remaining 1 tbsp of water and add it to the juices in the skillet.  Turn the heat to medium and bring to a boil.  Cook until the sauce slightly thickens, about 3 minutes.

Pour the sauce over the chicken.  Sprinkle sesame seed over all.

Serve over rice.

Enjoy!


12 comments:

  1. Sesame chicken is my favorite thing to eat at chinese restaurants. I can't wait to try your version for home. I love the picture.

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  2. Success if the hubby loves it! It looks like a great sesame chicken dish to me and not too difficult to make!

    On a sidenote---your rice looks so fluffy!

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  3. Looks yummy! I love chicken! :)

    Thanks for the add on Food Buzz! Love meeting other bloggers who love food and all that fun stuff as much as me! lol

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  4. We live in an area where good Chinese food is just not available so it's always great to find a recipe for our favorites! Thanks for the add on Foodbuzz. Great site

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  5. Nice and easy! I like this recipe for my everyday cooking.

    Following you for more of these yummy creations...

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  6. Your sesame chicken looks delicious. I a, not sure what you changed from the last recipe but, this looks really good. Awesome.

    Velva

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  7. This is a simple and delicious sesame chicken. Great with rice on the side.

    http://spoon-and-chopsticks.blogspot.com/

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  8. This is one of my favorite ways of cooking chicken! So Asian and really good with rice!

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  9. This certainly looks delicious, perfect with the white rice. Simple and good, my kind of recipe!

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  10. I love the flavours in it, looks very delicious.

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