Honey Sesame Chicken

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Let’s make a tasty and juicy honey sesame chicken. It’s an easy process but there are quite a few steps compared to others so bear with me. It will worth it.

Cooking the chicken

Traditional way to make honey sesame chicken is by deep frying. In this recipe, I have chosen to bake instead. It will keep the calories lower making it a healthier meal.

It is important to not to over bake them as they will turn dry and chewy.

Type of chicken for honey sesame chicken

I have used chicken breast in this recipe, but they actually taste better if you use the chicken thigh fillet. Though, that will add a little bit of calories.

If you are controlling your calories/fat intake, breast fillet is the best choice.

Protein and calories in this honey sesame chicken

This is a healthy and tasty meal loaded with decent amount of protein. Thanks to the chicken breast which is a good source of high quality protein.

One serve of this honey sesame chicken has around 44g protein and 500 calories.

Serving

This honey sesame chicken is best to serve with some rice.

Recipe

Make this oven baked healthy honey sesame chicken. Enjoy the sweet and crispy taste.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 505 kcal

Equipment

1 pan
1 baking tray

Ingredients

500 g Chicken Breast Fillet
½ tsp Salt
2 tbsp Sesame Seeds Roasted
2 tbsp Soy Sauce
2 tbsp Sesame Paste

Coating

⅓ cup Plain Flour
Oil Spray

Sauce

1 tbsp Cooking wine
1 cup Chicken Stock
1 tsp Rice Wine Vinegar or White Vinegar
3 tbsp Honey
2 tbsp Soy Sauce
2 tsp Sesame Oil

Cornstarch

1½ tbsp Cornstarch

Cooking

2 tsp Oil
3 Garlic Cloves

Video

Instructions

Cut the chicken in thick stripes. It will make the chicken juicy inside.
500 g Chicken Breast Fillet
Take a large bowl and add sesame seed, soy sauce, sesame paste, salt then mix well.
2 tbsp Sesame Seeds, 2 tbsp Soy Sauce, 2 tbsp Sesame Paste, ½ tsp Salt
Then add the chicken pieces.
Make sure all chicken get coated nicely.
In a separate bowl, take plain flour.
⅓ cup Plain Flour
Roll the marinated chicken in the flour one by one until it's fully covered. Shake off any excess flour and then place the chicken on a baking tray. Spray some oil at the end to make them crispier.
Oil Spray
Preheat the oven to 180℃ / 355℉. Bake the chicken for 10 minutes on one side. After that turn them and bake another 5 minutes.
While chicken is baking, we make the sauce.
In a bowl add cooking wine, vinegar, honey, soy sauce, sesame oil and chicken stock then mix together. In another bowl, add cornstarch and water then mix well.
1 tbsp Cooking wine, 1 cup Chicken Stock, 1 tsp Rice Wine Vinegar, 3 tbsp Honey, 2 tbsp Soy Sauce, 2 tsp Sesame Oil
Heat oil in a large pan on medium heat. Add garlic and cook for about 30 seconds. Then add the sauce and bring it to bubble. After that, add cornstarch paste and cook for 30 seconds until it thickens into a thick syrup.
Now turn off the stove and add the baked chicken into the sauce and mix well.
Now ready to serve.
2 tsp Oil, 3 Garlic Cloves, 1½ tbsp Cornstarch