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Honey Sesame Chicken Skewers - Sticky, sweet, and savory chicken on skewers. So easy to make, and so delicious that you won't stop eating.
Best Honey Sesame Chicken Skewers
This honey sesame chicken skewers recipe is inspired by Fine Cooking magazine, one of the many food magazines I subscribed too. I was browsing through the summer recipes in the issue and a similar recipe caught my eye.
I decided to tweak the recipe quite a bit to make it easier with less ingredients, but no less delicious than the one on the magazine.
Chinese Chicken Skewers
When I was in the Midwest as a poor student, one of my indulgences was the Chinese buffet during the weekends. At many Chinese buffets I had tried, there was always a chicken skewer dish where the five-spice and soy sauce marinated chicken was threaded onto a bamboo stick and deep-fried to golden brown.
The humble looking chicken skewer was one of my favorites at Chinese buffet. Deeply flavorful, juicy, and eating food on-a-stick was so much fun, and delicious. They reminded me of chicken satay from home.
Looking for more chicken skewers recipe? Check out my Chicken Yakitori recipe!
Finishing Touches
I tried to create this honey sesame chicken skewers recipe based on my taste memory, and it was pretty close. Instead of deep-frying, I chose to grill them over fire since it’s summer now.
To jazz up the presentation, drizzle white sesame seeds on top of the chicken skewers, and add some sliced green onions. Enjoy!
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This recipe is only 186 calories per serving.
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Honey Sesame Chicken Skewers
Equipment
- Bamboo skewers
Ingredients
- 8 oz (230g) chicken thigh and leg meat, dark meat, cut into small pieces
- oil , for brushing
- white sesame seeds
- scallion, sliced into small pieces
Marinade:
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/4 teaspoon Chinese rice wine
- 1/4 teaspoon five spice powder
- 3 dashes white pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon honey
Instructions
- Rinse the chicken and cut it into small pieces. Pat dry with paper towels. Soak the bamboo skewers for 30 minutes before using.
- Marinate the chicken with all the ingredients in the Marinade for 30 minutes, ensuring the marinade coats the chicken evenly.
- Thread 3-4 pieces of chicken onto the bamboo skewers and set aside.
- Heat the grill and cook the chicken skewers on both sides until fully cooked and slightly charred. Brush oil on both sides while grilling.
- Top the honey sesame chicken skewers with sesame seeds and chopped scallions. Serve warm.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Delicious and super easy! Thanks for such a nice recipe. The fussy ones in the house even stated that it was better than store bought marinade! Winning.
These look delicious! I’ve saved the recipe and plan to make it for sure. Thanks for sharing!
Any hints if I use white meat my family does not like thighs thank you
Yes you can use white meat.
I found your site a few weeks ago and I love it! Just russling up a few things for a BBQ at friends. It says sesame oil twice? Should one be something different?
Thank you so much for all your lovely recipes!
I don’t have access to a grill just yet. Is there a way I can try this recipe using an oven?
Are one of the measure’s wrong? It doesn’t seem there is enough liquid to marinate the chicken in
The measurement is correct. You don’t marinate the chicken in watery marinade in Asian cooking.