Sesame Chicken

"This is really easy to make and delicious! You can leave out the chili if you don't like it spicy or cooking this for children."
 
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Ready In:
20mins
Ingredients:
14
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • For the sauce, mix the cornstarch with the water until there are no lumps.
  • Add the sherry, ketchup,honey, soy, garlic, ginger, chili and the sesame oil, set aside.
  • In a non-stick frying pan heat the oil and fry the chicken for approx 5 minutes.
  • Add the sauce mixture and cook until the sauce starts to thicken.
  • Lower the heat, add the sesame seeds and simmer for approx 10 minutes.
  • If the sauce is too thick add some more water.
  • Serve with the green onions sprinkled on top.

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Reviews

  1. We made this for guests and weren't disappointed. yum! If anything we were rather heavy on the peppers so ours packed quite a bit of heat but it was wonderful! Pleasure to make and pleasure to eat, this will get repeated for sure! Thanks!!!
     
  2. I did cut the recipe in half for the 2 of us & didn't really want a chili pepper, but substituted a tablespoon of finely chopped green chilies from a can & that gave us just a hint of heat which is what I was after ~ I like my tongue to tingle just a little rather than my whole mouth to catch on fire! Shows you what a wimp I am when it comes to Mexican foods! Anyway, we did enjoy this chicken dish & would happily make it again! Thanks for sharing the recipe! [Made & reviewed in I Recommend recipe tag]
     
  3. Very much enjoyed, although I did leave out the chillies. And I added carrots, celery, and zucchini, cutting as for stirfry, and adding with the chicken (I added the zucchini a few moments later than the other vegetables). This was delicious, quickly and easily prepared, I served it with steamed rice, a really good meal for mid-week dinners when you don't have a lot of time but it's nice to have an appealing meal! Thank you for a lovely recipe, Pets - made in your memory.
     
  4. For mid week and quick and easy this is the recipe to do. For dietary reasons I halved the sugar but left everything else the same and I think I should have cut the soy sauce back by 2 tablespoons as it was rather strong in the flavour of the dish. Served over Doongara rice and steamed brocolinni (picked fresh from the garden) to make a a very nice meal which we enjoyed. Made for Pet'R'Us Cookathon July 2011.
     
  5. This made a very good dinner. All of the flavors melded together quite nicely. Made for Pets'R'us Cookathon, July 2011.
     
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Tweaks

  1. Updated to add: hubby and I both love this recipe and it has become a staple in our house. The only changes I make are substituting crushed red pepper flakes for the chili pepper, using ground ginger instead of fresh, and doubling the sauce. Occasionally I will add a little fresh Thai Basil in season also. Served over white rice. Thank you for sharing, Pets!
     

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