How To Make A Lighter Crispier Sesame Chicken - Marion's Kitchen

Better than takeout and easy Chinese chicken recipe. How to make a Chinese-style sesame chicken but with a lighter, crispier texture than heavy takeout versions. No batter, just a simple crispy flour coating.

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ABOUT MARION

Marion Grasby is a food producer, television presenter and cookbook author who's had a life-long love affair with Asian food.

Marion is a little bit Thai (courtesy of her mum) and a little bit Australian (courtesy of her dad).

​Marion lives in Bangkok, Thailand and travels throughout Asia to find the most unique and delicious Asian food recipes, dishes and ingredients.

[polomarco]

My husband hasn't been eating my cooking because all I make for him is baked chicken (per his request). Made this and gave a piece for him to try. His eyes rolled behind his head from how good it was. He asked for a bowl of food and came back with it Thanks Marion! Only your recipes from now on❤❤❤

[leeannherrington]

I made this tonight and it was excellent!!! So light and crispy and the sauce is perfect....a little tangy and sweet.
Marion, my family is so happy I have found your channel as we love Asian cuisine and I am able to make so many of our favorites (and new favorites) at home. My oldest son tasted the chicken and asked what restaurant we ordered in from?!! If that doesn't tell you have good this recipe is, I don't know what would!!!

[sbnajc]

Sesame Chicken one of my favorites - actually, comes in second to Pad Thai for me.
Marion I love your laugh, find myself smiling 😃 every time. Thank you for your contribution to YouTube Cooking.

[maleerowell]

the production quality and your calming and gentle presence always has me coming back for every video! Plus the amazing recipes x

[dny]

Just made this tonight 😍
O M G !! SO GOOD!!
Everyone at the table loved it.
I tweaked it a bit by adding a bit of Ground Cayenne Pepper at the end while mixing the fried chicken with the sauce in the pan.
And just before serving I added a bit more sesame seeds, chopped spring onions, and a light drizzle of sesame oil. It was a hit!!

Thank you thank you for this recipe!!
It’s gonna be a new family favorite for sure !!

[dianaprince]

Loves these types of recipes! I’m Puerto Rican, living in Central America, who loves cooking Asian cuisine. Cannot wait to make this for my family! ❤️

[lca]

Made this last night for dinner and it was so much better than take-out. My husband and I loved it! Will be making again soon.

[johncaywood]

Lovely recipe. It was the basis for a mid week cooking collaboration with my 11 year old daughter. I had her read the recipe and instruct me. Your instructions are so clear yet permissive of ingredient and hardware substitutions that it completely takes the pressure off. And the results were terrific! My daughter was so proud of the taste that she insisted on waking her mother (who had fallen asleep due to our cooking taking a protracted period because the recipe was new to us) and Mom was very complimentary. You should be satisfied that not only is this recipe a winner, but that your demeanor in sharing it equally inspired an 11 year old girl and her 61 year old dad. Keep up the good work!

[summerdays]

Wow, I made this tonight. It was so delicious 😋 thank you for another amazing recipe. My hubby said it was better than the local restaurants

[debd]

I have really enjoyed cooking your recipes! I have never cooked a lot during the busy week, but have totally enjoyed your recipes. You are absolutely delightful to watch and listen to, and your video production is amazing and easy to watch! Congratulations on all the success you have to date and how much more you will receive as the world come to know you!!!! Many thanks!

[fionasham]

Easy to follow recipe with maximum results! Delicious 🤤 went down a treat with a bottle of champagne!! Thanks Marion for your soothing voice, and great videos I can always count on! 💛💛💛🥢✌🏼

[dayapower]

Tried this recipe today. It worked wonderfully. And tasted super good. Many thanks!

[prlaux]

Just made this a couple of days to say: Thank you again Marion! With love from Richmond VA USA💌

[lzweber]

Made this the other day and it was absolutely delicious! We had all of the ingredients in the pantry so you saved me a trip to the store during these weird covid19 times! My husband was so excited to come home from work to this!

[allistrata]

I was expecting a double fry but then I heard that crunch. 😋

[stacytowns]

Tried this recipe and it was on point. My husband and I loved it. Taste better than restaurant version. We are watching our sodium intake and it is refreshing to find recipes like this. Definitely a thumbs up. Next time I will make extra sauce to pour over rice and broccoli

[dragynally]

You’re my hero! Along with keeping in-house food costs down we put a hold on date night (no take out 😞). This is a favorite of ours and now we can make it at home! 💙

[f-sheenakayetanato]

This was my first time cooking for my fam and THIS RECIPE DIDNT DISAPPOINT, NOT EVEN A BIT! THEY LOVED IT SO MUCH

[banuking]

I made this last night and it was absolutely fantastic! I can't imagine needing to order sesame chicken from a restaurant ever again.

[sanjmalik]

I've seen few versions of this recipe, yours looked the best.