Easy Sesame Chicken

Ingredients

For the chicken

  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into pieces
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

For the sauce

  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1⁄2 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 1⁄2 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 1⁄2 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 inch fresh ginger, minced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

For serving

  • green onions, chopped
  • rice

Instructions

  1. Whisk egg, cornstarch, salt and pepper together in large bowl.  Toss chicken in egg and cornstarch mixture.  
  2. Heat oil in large skillet over medium high heat.  Once oil is hot, add chicken and egg mixture.  Cook chicken, stirring infrequently, until it is golden brown and cooked through, about 7 to 10 minutes.  
  3. Meanwhile, mix soy sauce, water, sesame oil, brown sugar, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic, cornstarch, and sesame seeds together in small bowl. 
  4. Pour sauce over top of chicken and toss to coat.  Once chicken is coated and sauce has thickened slightly, remove skillet from heat.  Serve with rice and green onions.  

Comments

This recipe is from Budget Bytes and it’s another one that I don’t remember, sadly.  I’m sure it was tasty since the ingredients look like it should be.