What is Honey Sesame Chicken?
Honey chicken is one of the most popular Chinese recipes on Rasa Malaysia.
I created that recipe two years ago and many readers have requested variations of that recipe.
Today, I am creating a new recipe called honey sesame chicken, which is quite popular on Pinterest (remember to follow me). It features best of both worlds of sesame chicken and honey chicken.
The Best Way to Prepare This Meal
To make this chicken, all you need are a few everyday ingredients that you can get at any food store or supermarket. This recipe is super simple, and you can make it anytime you want.
While most people don’t like to do deep-frying at home, I strongly urge you to do so with this honey sesame chicken recipe and other Chinese recipes on Rasa Malaysia.
The reason why we all love Chinese takeouts and dishes so much is because of the deep-fried chicken coated with rich and savory sauce.
Eat them with some warm steamed rice and you have your guilty pleasure.
So I say forget about baked chicken, let’s fry the chicken and give your stomach and palate a treat.
We all deserve to indulge once in a while.
How To Fry The Chicken
The sweetest thing about this recipe is that you don’t even really need to deep fry the chicken, as a shallow fry works very well at home.
You don’t need a deep fryer, or 6 inches of oil to deep fry a batch of chicken for dinner.
You just need a small saute pan (non-stick preferably for ease of cleaning and frying), about 2 inches of oil, a pair of long chopsticks, and you are good.
There is no wastage of oil, no splattering oil, but gloriously fried chicken pieces ready to be cooked with the sweet, tangy, and savory honey sesame sauce.
Easy, breezy, and no fuss!
How Many Calories Per Serving?
This recipe is only 416 calories per serving.
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Best ever honey sesame chicken. Easy honey sesame chicken recipe with fried chicken pieces in a sticky sweet and savory honey sesame sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. (0.4 kg) boneless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch cubes or long strips
- oil for deep-frying
- 2 garlic, minced
- toasted sesame seeds to garnish
Frying Batter:
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup water, ice cold
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 pinch salt
Honey Sesame Sauce:
- 1/3 cup pure honey
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tablespoon ketchup
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Whisk all the "Frying Batter" ingredients together until smooth. Set aside. Drop in the chicken cubes, mix well until they are well coated. Set aside.
- Mix all the ingredients of the "Honey Sesame Sauce" together and set aside.
- Heat up a saute pan and add about 2-inch of oil on medium to high heat. When the oil is fully heated, gently drop in the battered chicken cubes, one by one, making sure it is spread out to prevent sticking together. Continue to fry until the color changes to golden brown. Dish out and drain on paper towels.
- Transfer 2 tablespoons of the frying oil in a wok or skillet, stir-fry the garlic until aromatic. Add in the Honey Sesame Sauce, and bring to a light simmer or until the sauce thickens. Drop in the chicken, stir-fry a few times to combine the sauce and chicken, add the sesame seeds, dish out and serve immediately with steamed white rice, or Chinese fried rice.
Notes
Watch the cooking video on this page for step-by-step guide.
Nutrition Information
Serving Size
2 peopleAmount Per Serving Calories 416Total Fat 15gSaturated Fat 7gCholesterol 145mgSodium 1517mgCarbohydrates 91gFiber 1gSugar 47gProtein 53g
Clare charity
Oh my! Thank you, thank you, thank you 🙏 I am intolerant to soy and I found this seeking a cramping free Chinese chIcken recipe. I didn’t have sesame seeds or oil but was delicious without and I’m sure it will be even better when I get them in for the next time.
Sarah
Oh I love this recipe! So good! I used self rising flour and didn’t add the baking powder.. and it turned out so good! And I didn’t have to buy a thing. I had it all in the kitchen and honestly it was better than my favorite Chinese place! Very excited to add this to my meals planning!
Nicky
What oil do I use to deep-fry the chicken?
Rasa Malaysia
Vegetable oil is fine.
Aysha
Love this recipe and it tastes amazing.
Thank you so much x
Sarah
All I have is self rising flour. Will that be okay to use instead of all purpose flour?
Mama Nawa
Made this twice. Both times were a HIT! The 2nd time I doubled the sauce and it turned out even better! Due to COVID we have lost some of our taste. I made some fried rice on the side. Thank you for this great recipe and instructions!
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Mama Nawa, please stay safe and get well soon!
Lilly
I will never ever ever ever buy honey chicken again from a shop. Wow!!!!! Absolutely delicious!!!!!! ❤️
Rasa Malaysia
Awesome!
Randy
This was great. I screwed up the last step (got distracted) and put the honey sauce in after the chicken and stirred it up effectively removing all temperature batter. It was a pile of mush. However, it was still delicious and I’m planning on making it again soon.
Rasa Malaysia
Oh no, please try again!
Randy
Update: Tonight I made it without error and it came out perfect. That said, what oil temperature do you target. Lastly, I had some extra battery and thought how cool a giant blob of fried batter might be. Well, it was interesting but not a repeat thing! :)