Quick and Easy Crispy Sesame Chicken Recipe | Better Than Take Out

Crispy Sesame Chicken is probably the most favorite take out dinner here in America. But did you know that you cannot find this dish anywhere in China? Believe me, I have tried googling but I couldn't find it. So for the rest of the world, let's learn how to amazing homemade sesame chicken right in your kitchen.

C H A P T E R S
0:00 B-Roll
0:25 Intro
0:53 Prepare Chicken
2:00 Make Dry Batter for Frying
2:43 Fry Chicken
3:22 Making Sesame Sauce
4:20 Mix Chicken and Sauce

I N G R E D I E N T S
For the Chicken
1 tsp or 6g of Salt
1 tsp or 2g of Black Pepper
1 tsp or 3g of Garlic Powder
1 tsp or 6g of soy sauce
3 tsp of Hot Sauce (I used Frank's Red Hot)
2 Cloves or 10g of Minced Garlic
1/2 tsp or 1g of Paprika Powder
1 Large Egg
3 TBSP or 20g of Corn Starch (add after marination)

For the Dry Batter
1 Cup or 120g of All-Purpose Flour
1 tsp or 6g of Salt
1 tsp or 2g of Black Pepper
1/2 tsp or 1g of Paprika Powder

For Frying
2 Cups or 500ml of Cooking Oil for Deep Frying

For the Sauce
1 tbsp or 14g cooking oil
2 cloves of finely chopped garlic
1 tsp or 4g sesame seed oil
1 -2 tbsp or 40g of honey
3-4 tbsp or 55g of ketchup
1 tsp hot sauce
2 tbsp or 20g of brown sugar
2 tbsp or 32g of soy sauce
1 tsp or 3g sesame seeds

Instructions

Take 1 whole chicken breast and cut it into cubes. Season it with 1 tsp or 6g of salt, 1 tsp or 2g of black pepper, and 1 tsp or 3g of garlic powder. Next, you are gonna use about 1 tsp or 6g of Soya Sauce. Next, add your most fav hot sauce. I used 3 tsp of Franks Red Hot hot sauce and it turned out great. But if you wanna go the traditional route you can buy Sambal Oelek. For that extra kick add 1/2 tsp or 1g of paprika. Also for added flavor, I added about 2 cloves or 10g worth of minced garlic, this step is optional. Finally, Add 1 Large Egg and mix everything. I added an egg since I will be using a dry batter for frying. Next, we need to make the dry batter. I find that using a dry batter makes really crispy chicken as compared to wet batter. But that's just my opinion. To make this, you need about 1 cup or 120g of flour. To which you will add 1 tsp or 6g of salt. 1/2 tsp or 1g of black pepper and 1/2 tsp or 1g of paprika. This may look like a lot of spices but, trust me this is barely spicy. Mix all dry ingredients together and put them to the side.

After you have let your chicken marinate for an hour, add about 3 tbsp or 20g of corn starch. Mix it in properly. Next, we are gonna line things up for frying the chicken. For frying use 2 cups or 500ml of cooking oil. Take a piece of chicken and coat it properly with your dry batter. and gently place it in the oil. Be careful at this step. I fried my chicken at 350F/180C using an induction cooktop which equates to medium-high flame on a regular kitchen stove. Fry the chicken for about 8-10 mins or until golden brown

Finally, we are gonna make the sauce. that will transform our fried chicken into crispy sesame chicken. For the sauce start by adding in 1 tbsp or 14g of cooking oil, next add about 1 tsp or 4g of sesame seed oil. Once the oil has heated up add in 2 cloves (10g) of finely chopped garlic, saute it until it turns golden brown. Next, add in 1 tbsp or 20g of honey. If you prefer it to be sweet you can add 2 tbsp or 40g. To give our sauce that tangy-ness, add about 3 - 4 tbsp or 55g of Ketchup. For that added kick I added about 1 tsp of hot sauce. Next, add about 2 tbsp or 20g of brown sugar and 2 tbsp or 32g of soy sauce. Mix everything up nicely and let it come to boil. Also, add about 1 tsp or 3g of sesame seeds.

Toss in your fried chicken in the sauce and coat every piece really nicely. Rember to do this step right when you are about to eat otherwise, the chicken will get soggy if it's sitting there for more than 5 mins.
That's pretty much it for making the sesame chicken I hope you try this recipe out and enjoy it.

Music
Song: Joakim Karud - Dreams

#sesamechicken #yummyfood

[seanaslam]

One quick correction. At 1:25 Use about 3 tsp (tea spoons) of franks red hot sauce.

[nilofaraslam]

My grandson loves sesame chicken at Chinese restaurant.
Now I will try at home as this recipe looks good

[kj]

This was delicious.
My chicken wasn't "cwispy" but the sauce was BOMB. !!!!

Thanks for posting.

[deborahjeanne]

Amazingly, I have everything I need from the chicken breast right down to the sesame seeds. Who knew it was this easy?! Thanks for sharing.

[nancylee]

Great voice...Beautiful presentation and music is perfect...💘...

[shawnil]

Love love love sesame chicken! The sauce looks divine! 😋

[jamowhab]

Love the sesame chicken receipe thank you

[reneshamalhan]

I tried this recipe very delicious the whole family loved it thank you I will be making this again

[ifrahfarooq]

I tried this recipe today and i kid you not, it turned out so good. I put some chilli flakes too because my family and I love everything a bit more spicy. SO GOOD, Thank you so much! 😁

[clariceriggins]

Made this to day for lunch for my kid's and we loved it your recipe easy to follow and the sauce was really good thanks

[CarolineHoffman]

This looks REALLY good - tempted to try

[TallMama]

This looks amazing! Show how to make the rice, lol. It looks delish

[TheHmanLives]

Nice Video. I like the little pan you made the sauce in :)

[CharacterDatabase]

I am going to make this! thanks for sharing!

[KayKay]

If i want to make my sauce consistency more thinner/liquid-y (lol) what should i do? Add water?

[sxlem]

I made enough for my whole family and they LOVED it!! this was so helpful 🥳😁

[CharacterDatabase]

this is I am hungry as hell looking at this daym man! awesome editing!

[shamiyasoleil]

I made this and it was soooo amazing everyone loved it

[Neuhold]

Nice! I will definitely try this one. Only eaten it at fridays a couple of times, can’t find it any other place in my country and they’re kind of pricey for what you get so I’ll definitely make this. I think they have some jack daniels in the sauce also, I’m gonna try it!

[be.]

Loves sesame chicken. But in some. Restaurant in deep red