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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?
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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
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
Made this tonite. Very very good! I used tempura batter and added shrimp. Will make this again.
Hi Patricia, awesome, so happy you tried out my honey sesame chicken.
Hi there, I loved this! I made this with my mom it was wonderful and delicious I really enjoyed the batter and it was easy to make and I’m 9. Thank you for this recipe! (Mom approved this post.)
Hi Lexi, awesome, thanks for trying this honey sesame chicken! :)
Roughly how many chicken breasts does everyone use for this?
I just got through making this it was fantastic the only thing I can’t get down here in Ecuador is the sesame oil.
I made this for my boys last night. The absolutely loved it! I had them helping me and they were scared when I asked them to get the ketchup and vinegar. But when I put it all together with homemade fried rice and a little crushed red pepper, they ate everything but the plates. Beyond Delicious. Thank you.
I am so happy that your boys love the honey sesame chicken. Try more recipes on my site, they are all good!
I can’t wait to make this chicken. I would like to know if the oil I use to cook the chicken in can be used again?
Sauce is perfect. I use tofu coated in corn flour then shallow fried rather than chicken….good vegetarian version.
Sounds yummy! :)
What could I use instead of sesame oil?
You can skip it if you absolutely can’t use.
This is absolutely delicious! The batter is perfect and the sauce is a great match I will definitely be making this again!! Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for trying this honey sesame chicken.
Super easy recipe to follow and the result was incredible.
Thank you!
Can you make any part of this in advance? I’m making a Chinese buffet and want to prep as much as I can :-)
Yes, you can make the chicken first and then mix with the sauce later.