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My Most Popular Chinese Recipes ❤️
Tips, tricks, and recipes for perfect Chinese dishes
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My Most Popular Chinese Recipes ❤️
Tips, tricks, and recipes for Chinese dishes
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.
What Dishes to Serve with This Recipe?
For a wholesome meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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Honey Sesame Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 lb. (500g) boneless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch (2.5cm) 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
Nutrition
I just tried your recipe! Absolutely delicious!!
Thanks so great that you like this honey sesame chicken recipe.
I tried your receipe today . It turned out very well n the kids enjoyed it. Thank you
My daughter has an egg allergy so she has never had Chinese food due to how much egg is used and risk of cross contamination. We made this tonigjt and substituted the egg for 1 tablespoon of milk and batter was great.
The sauce was amazing. I followed directions to a T for the sauce and it had great flavor. Next time I will add a little crushes red pepper for a little kick as my family likes a little more spiciness but otherwise wont change a thing. Thank you!! My daughter is now addicted to this dinner and we can’t wait to try other sauces with this chicken too.
Hi Christina, I am so glad that you tried my honey sesame chicken recipe and that your family loves it. :)
My wife is a very very good cook tremor, but when she made this she rose above level of court to master chef. This is the best chicken recipe I ever saw or trade on the Internet thank you so much it was perfect anybody that didn’t like the way this maid this was made Does not know how to cook. Don’t change a thing the recipe is perfect the chicken is magnificent it is tender and tasty and very very delicious. Thank you for posting this in creating this fantastic recipe I would give you 20 stars for this!
I am a beginner at cooking.
I wanted to try this recipe, but I don’t know 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup and 1/4 equal to how many g?
what kind of cup you are using or what kind of cup should I buy?
Or Can you show me how is your cup look like?
Thanks!
You can buy measuring cups at Tesco. It’s US measurement cup.
Absolutely amazing! Made this at the weekend and it is so tasty. Will definitely be making this again! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Hello! If I prefer not to fry the chicken, will it be the same effect if I mix the chicken in the sauce? Or is there any way I can change the recipe should I wish to add the chicken to the batter straight and stir fry? Thanks!
If you don’t want to deep-fry, do not use the batter. You can just stir fry with the sauce but it won’t be that great.
I have a super fussy 8 year old and he absolutely loves this recipe. Thank you!!!! I’m about to try making honey sesame veggies. We shall see if they can sneak their way through.
Can this recipe be reheated..or kept warm in the oven as I want to serve it as appetizers, since I need kitchen cleaned up few hours before company arrives. And since it can be frozen (according to you), how is it reheated?
Yes, it can be reheated.
Made this this evening. An absolute hit! Thank you for posting this recipe. We usually go out for this dish and it gets pretty pricey. So glad I found it!
That’s great Melanie. Glad that you love my honey sesame chicken.