Sesame Chicken from the Ground Up

Submitted by T. Woolfe

"Exactly what the name says, a faux cutlet thing. I did these in the oven but they might well have been better pan fried. Sesame and ginger are the primary non chicken flavors. I planned to use Tahini in this but mine was too long on the shelf so I had to mortar my own."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 2 Patties

ingredients

• 226.79 g chicken leg meat, ground
• 14.79 ml toasted sesame seeds, mortared into 1/2 tsp sesame oil or 14.79 ml tahini
• 4.92 ml regular soy sauce
• 4.92 ml dried green onion flakes or 9.85 ml finely chopped green onions
• 4.92 ml brown sugar
• 7.39 ml finely chopped ginger
• 1 medium egg
• 59.14 ml panko breadcrumbs or 59.14 ml fine breadcrumbs

directions

1. Foil a grill over a drip pan,I hate grill scrubbing.
2. Set your oven to 350F preheat.
3. Mix everything together in a bowl.
4. This will be almost sloppy loose, it's supposed to be.
5. Shape into 2 patties about an inch thick.
6. If you are going to pan fry coat the patties with Panko.
7. But if it's for the oven don't bother.
8. Bake in a 350F oven until you get a 160F interior, instant thermometer here.
9. For me about 25 minute.
10. If you're pan frying till firm and lightly browned.
11. This ended up fairly mild in flavor with the Ginger and Sesame complimenting the chicken.
12. You could raise the ginger, I will next time.
13. There will be a next time as it went well with Rice sprinkled with some Sesame salad dressing.
14. Obviously I like Sesame.
15. Enjoy.

Reviews

[liliya_99]

I must confess that I have forgotten the brown sugar and my sesame seeds were black (that's all I have). I also used turkey meat instead of chicken. I browned the meatballs in the pan first and then finished them in the oven. Next time I will make some kind of a sauce with them and either serve them with the sauce or pout the sauce over them for the final stage (oven).

 

[Amiable]

Very yummy - thanks! I made smaller "nuggets" and pan fried them. I did have to add some bread crumbs to my mixture so that I could work with it, as I tried to make them into meatballs. They started as meatballs and cooked into nuggets :)

 

[Miraklesis]

I thought these tasted great! I did add a small amount of breadcrumbs to the mixture to get a better consistency. Had them as leftovers the next day and the whole office was jealous!

 

[ElaineAnn]

I made these with ground chicken breast, used 2 egg whites instead of a whole egg. I lightly coated with breadcrumbs and cooked them in my George Foreman grill. They were moist and the flavor was light. I will be making these again. Made for Zaar Chef Alphabet Soup Game.

 

[A la Carte]

Loooooved these! I ate 2 whole patties, which is unheard of for me - but I just couldn't help myself. They were so tasty! I did 4 x the recipe, in hopes of having leftovers. The only thing I didn't x4 was the eggs, I used only 3. They were cooked in the oven and took about 40 minutes for me (perhaps I made mine bigger than yours). They were very moist and had a great texture. Not to mention the flavor was lovely! We were running late last night, but next time I would make a Thai dipping sauce or maybe even a chili maynnaise... Oh and I will up the ginger next time too, that sounds good. Thank you for this quick and fun recipe T. Woolfe! We appreciate it, even if my waistline will not! ;-0