Easy Sesame Chicken (Chinese Takeaway Copycat)
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Easy Peasy Foodie · by Eb Gargano★ 5.0 (1)

Easy Sesame Chicken (Chinese Takeaway Copycat)

NUTRITION · PER SERVING20M COOK
CAL 26%·PRO 77%
CARBS 60G47% OF CAL
0G FIBER47G OTHER12G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 12G22% OF CAL
5G SAT7G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Crispy chicken pieces in a sweet, salty, sticky sauce with sesame seeds. An umami-packed takeout copycat that balances spice, sweetness, and savory flavors.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 4
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar ((or white wine vinegar))
  • 2 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce ((I use Blue Dragon Original))
  • 1 tablespoon tomato puree
  • 2 tablespoons runny honey
  • 2 cloves garlic (grated or crushed)
  • ¼ teaspoon dried chilli flakes ((or to taste))
  • 600 g chicken breast (chopped into bite-sized chunks – roughly 1.5cm (½inch) cubes)
  • ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda ((for velvetizing the chicken – see Note 1))
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 beaten egg
  • 4 tablespoons cornflour ((US - cornstarch))
  • 250 ml sunflower oil for deep-ish frying ((See Note 2))
  • Jasmine rice
  • 3 spring onions finely sliced (for garnish (optional))
  • Sesame seeds (for garnish)
PREP
10M
SODIUM
905MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.