Featuring Ham Towne's: Sesame Seeds; Ginger Powder; Garlic Granules
This easy recipe may make you rethink ordering Chinese take-out Sesame Chicken ever again. It takes lightly pan-fried chicken and then cooks it in a honey sauce perfectly spiced made with Ginger Powder and Garlic Granules. The sauce thickens as it bakes, and then the final dish is sprinkled with sesame seeds and green onions for the crowning textures and delicious Chinese flavors. So good - it's an absolute - 'Winner-Winner Chicken Dinner!'
Ingredients For The Chicken:
4 chicken breasts, cut into one inch cubes
Salt & Pepper
1 cup cornstarch
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1/4 cup canola oil
For The Sauce:
3/4 cup honey
3/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
1 Tblspn Cooking Sherry
1 tsp Ginger Powder
1 tsp Garlic Granules
1 Tblspn corn cornstarch
For The Garnish:
2 Tblspns Sesame Seeds (toasted)
3 green onions, chopped
Directions: Salt and pepper the chicken cubes. Cover each cube with the cornstarch and then dip them in the beaten eggs. Heat the 1/4 cup of canola oil in a fry pan over medium high heat. Fry each cube in the heated oil until lightly browned. Place the fried cubes in a 9 x 13 inch glass baking dish. Make the sauce by combining all of the sauce ingredients in a mixing bowl and stirring until fully combined. Pour the mixed sauce over the chicken cubes in the baking dish. Place the baking dish in a 325 degree oven and bake for 45 minutes, stirring the sauce and spooning it over the chicken every 15 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and, just before serving, sprinkle the chicken with the toasted sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
