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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?
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
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
I love this recipe Bee, it’s become my go to it’s the best … but all your recipes I have followed are the best
Keep up the great work and stay safe please stay safe Bee….cheers
Thanks Peter.
Hi Bee
I made your your recipe and it was very yummy and easy my family loved it especially my 3 yr old I was very impressed with myself.You have some great recipes that I cannot wait to try . This recipe was so delicious will be putting this one on the home menu.
Awesome please try more!
The best recipe i’ve found! absolutely loved it. will definitely be remaking it! new family favourite.
This was the BEST recipe ever…. I followed to a T and was perfect. I will most definitely make again.
Awesome please try again!
I LOVE this recipe SO much!!! Just found out I have celiac disease though, so I’m going to try it tonight with gluten free flour. Hope it turns out just as good!
Awesome!
Very delicious! Very easy although it took a little bit of work and I did not get burned, my three young girls all ate it up. As did I! Great recipe, kid and family friendly!
Awesome!
Made this recipe by accident expecting the standard honey chicken version. Turned out great and will definitely be making this one again. Thanks!
Awesome please try more recipes on my site!
Can you share how this is different to the standard honey chicken?
Hi,
Made it again tonight – soo good! The variation is probably just the extra sesame oil I guess but it is a bit less sweet to my tastes. I think the regular version recipe is on here as well.
Love this recipe! The batter and sauce is super easy and the best ones I have come across. Didn’t change anything except took off 1 garlic, but that’s just a preference.
If you are wondering if you should make this stop reading the comments and DO IT! You won’t regret it. :)
hi, just a question, would using soda water instead of water help with fluffiness in the batter help .
Yes, you can try!
This was great! It is a little on the sweeter side, so if you add some salt, it mellows it out. Also, I doubled the sauce and added some sauted broccoli,snow peas and onion. Thanks for this recipe!
Yummy!