BETTER THAN TAKEOUT - Sesame Chicken Recipe

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Although sesame chicken is a westernized Chinese take-out dish, nobody can say no to these crunchy, nutty little bites of chicken that are covered with a glossy sauce. This dish can be pre-prepped in a large batch and assembled with so little effort. You can make the sauce ahead of time. It will last a few weeks or 6 months in the freezer. You just use it as needed. The chicken can be breaded and deep-fried for the first time. It will stay good in the freezer for six months. Take it out of the freezer whenever you want to eat it again. Directly double fry it without defrosting. Of course, the frozen chicken will take a little longer to fry than when it is fresh.
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INGREDIENTS (serves 3 with some white rice)
To marinate the chicken
1 lb (450g) of chicken breast or boneless chicken tight
2 cloves of garlic grated
black pepper to taste (Amazon Link: geni.us/black-...)
1.5 tsp of soy sauce (Amazon Link: geni.us/light-...)
1/2 tsp of salt (Amazon Link: geni.us/pure-s...)
3/8 tsp of baking soda (Amazon Link: geni.us/baking...)
1 egg
3 tbsp of sweet potato starch (Amazon Link: geni.us/sweet-...)
For the sauce
2 tbsp of Honey (Amazon Link: geni.us/unfilt...)
3 tbsp of brown sugar (Amazon Link: geni.us/brown-...)
2.5 tbsp of Soy sauce (Amazon Link: geni.us/light-...)
2.5 tbsp of ketchup
1 tbsp of vinegar (Amazon Link: geni.us/distil...)
2 tsp of starch (Amazon Link: geni.us/sweet-...)
3.5 tbsp of water
Others
1 cup (130g) of sweet potato starch to coat the chicken (Amazon Link : )
Enough oil to deep fry the chicken
1 tbsp of sesame oil (Amazon Link: geni.us/roaste...)
1.5 tbsp of toasted sesame seeds (Amazon Link: geni.us/white-...)
Diced scallion for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces. Marinate it with garlic, soy sauce, salt, black pepper, baking soda, egg white, and 1/2 tbsp of sweet potato starch. Mix thoroughly and rest for 40 minutes.
A quick method to make sesame chicken extra crunchy: 1. Spray a little bit of water on the starch.
Give it 10 seconds to allow some of the starch to clump up into little balls; 2. Fluff the starch by using a whisk; 3. Spray more water, wait for 10 seconds and whisk it again; 4. Do this four times in total. The starch lumps will give some extra crunch to the chicken.
Coat the marinated chicken with the starch. Make sure to shake off the excess flour. Let the chicken rest for 15 minutes before frying.
Heat the oil to 380 F. Split the chicken into two batches. Fry each batch for a few minutes or until lightly golden. Remove from the oil and let them rest for 15 minutes.
While waiting, remove the starch clumps from the oil by using a fine sieve.
Keep the temperature at 380 F. Double fry the chicken for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Take the chicken out and rest on the side. Double frying will stabilize the crunchiness so it last longer.
In a large bowl, combine the brown sugar, honey, soy sauce, ketchup, water, vinegar, and cornstarch.
Pour the sauce into a large wok and stir over medium heat until thickened.
Introduce the chicken back into the wok, along with a drizzle of sesame oil and 1.5 tbsp of toasted sesame seeds. Toss everything until the chicken is coated nicely.
Sprinkle some diced scallion as garnish. Serve with white rice.

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I noted that your video states to add 1 egg to the marinade, but the linked ingredient list states 1 egg white. Do you have a preference in general, and if you would please, discuss why you prefer one over the other? Thank you for all of your amazing recipes!!

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Use one whole egg for this recipe please. I wrote 1 egg white is because I copied my old recipe and forgot to change it by accident. This new recipe uses more flour, so you will need 1 whole egg instead of only egg white.

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I love how it’s acknowledged that this is a westernized version of authentic Chinese food, but still made and loved anyway. Meanwhile Italians refuse to acknowledge Italian-American food and constantly insult the way we do things. 😩 I love following your recipes and I can’t wait to try this 💕

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I really appreciate the education on different starches. You are an excellent instructor. Thank you for your time and effort put into sharing this with all of us.

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I cooked this last night for the family and it went down a storm. Absolutely delicious. Thanks for sharing

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A New Follower : Your TIPs at 2:00 about Starch / Flour Selections are great ! More important, though, your TIP at 3:30 about spraying and whisking the Starch / Flour 5 times is new to me and is a wonderful idea ! Thank You So Much !!

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I love the ideas you give us with your recipes to add more flavors and tips that make these dishes easier to make and cook. Thanks.

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I like the dish very much. I would also like to express great praise at this point: Here everything is always explained in great detail and also why things are done the way they are done.

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All your science and culinary tips is Soo helpful. Great recipe Mandy! I can’t wait to make this.

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I've made this three times as of writing this, and it's been absolutely delicious every time. Sesame chicken is my go-to takeout order, and I love being able to make it at home whenever I crave Asian food (which is often).

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What oil do you use for frying? I generally don’t care for canola or vegetable oil. But if that’s what you use, i will too.

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Oh Mandy, that CRUNCH is music to my ears. Thanks for your Tips and Upgrades to this Awesome Recipe! 💜

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I realize you posted this almost a year ago, but I was looking through your videos and found the recipe just when I happened to have some chicken thawing out. I made it for dinner last night, and it's fabulous! The cornstarch really does make the chicken crispy!

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I want to thank you so much for this video. Anytime I watch anything about making sesame chicken or general's chicken, nobody ever says use potato starch. It really made a difference for me, that and the double frying

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This was AMAZING! I doubled the sauce because we like it extra saucy, but we were SO impressed with the flavor and texture. Definitely making this again.

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The wok is really good! I love mine. I loved the first Sesame Chicken recipe and this one looks wonderful! Going to have to try it. Thank you, as always for your videos.

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Made this last night - absolutely delicious, zero leftovers. The tip of spritzing the corn starch with water for extra crispiness worked perfectly, thanks for the tip and the great recipes.

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I tried this menu i really do the best effort ever... No1 this menu to anywhere i bring my chicken sesame so delicious 😋😋😋 thank u so much

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I hope you give this a try soon. As always... Strong sense of Chef John there for a minute.

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Thanks for adding the information about how long the recipe components can be stored in the freezer, as a single person, it is really helpful. The written recipe is sometimes wrong, for instance the recipe says spread bottle while I clearly heard you say spray bottle when clumping the starch. I appreciate your offerings.

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Yet another recipe that was broken down into very manageable pieces. Thank so much, I can't wait to try this at home.

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Im literally eating it right now and its the best recipe I’ve found by far. Good chicken!

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Just made this…I didn’t have the sweet potato starch, so I used corn starch and it turned out wonderfully! Very flavorful and nice and crispy, and not too sweet like the takeout versions! I used chicken breast tenderloins which were very tender. Can’t wait to make it again!

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Thank you, Mandy! Thanks to you, this was the best chicken I ever made. It’s our new favorite. We love your videos. I’m looking forward to more cooking lessons.

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I just made this recipe for dinner tonight and it was absolutely delicious. I used regular corn starch and it fried up nicely and I only fried once until golden brown and it was still super crunchy after I added my sauce. Next time I will double the sauce recipe because I like to pour some over the rice 😊

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I just made it tonight and it was delicious! Even my 2 year old grandson asked for more. Definitely a keeper. Thank you so much.

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This turned out fantastic the first time I made. I will be making it again tonight for friends as we gather to watch the Super Bowl. Thank you so much for sharing this video recipe, the techniques and explaining the differences in starches and flour!

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I've been making your recipe since your previous video for sesame chicken came out and it instantly became a family favorite. I'll have to give the new tips a try!

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Just made this and it went down a treat with family!! Better and cheaper than takeaway! Thank you! Will be added to my recipe folder

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Sifu!

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What an amazing recipe! Thanks for sharing! I cooked this today for my dinner and it was so delicious! Chicken stayed crispy right through the meal. My family loved it too. Thank you!! 😊

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Thank you for watching. It makes me happy to know you tried the recipe =)

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This marinade and coat method is the bomb! Crunchy perfect bits!

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Clear explantion.!Double frying the chicken pieces after sweetpotato flour dabbing are the secrets of crunchyness!Though the processing time is long the final outcome is quite scintillating!love sesame chicken with hot rice.And your final presentation is mouth watering. 😋

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It was PERFECT

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I just watched this. And since I was in the kitchen making bread, I went ahead and made the sauce. I'll probably make the whole thing next week-end.

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I made this recipe today and it was amazing. It tasted just like takeout and everyone in my family loved it. I will be making more from you! Thank you!!!!

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I followed your noodles recipe and it worked great in your wok first time not sticking awesome thanks 😊👍 I like using the panda express sauces I know it's not authentic but they are gooooood :) appreciate your help 🙂

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Thank you...This is one of my favorite dish

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Precise recipe that turned out perfectly. She stresses the crispy quality of her technique, and the result really was quite impressive!

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OMG you mak this look so simple and delicious. I'm going to cook this recipe. Thank you

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Oh that looks delicious…. I will definitely make this, usually I love sweet and sour and honey sauces, I love your tips and tricks that you share with us. Thank you

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Looks delicious! Thanks for sharing.

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This recipe, at least the previous version, is AMAZING! Made it many times. We love your recipes ❤

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I had generals chicken yesterday my local Chinese restaurant has it ready in 5 minutes so convenient and tasty

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I just had Sesame Chicken at a local Japanese restaurant yesterday. Your recipe looks Yummy! I will try making it in the near future..Thank you for the inspiring posting. 😋

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i just made this chicken with some noodles and oh my goodness it came out so well and tasted so good! will deffinetely make this again, i'm not a good cook and i usually do only the most easiest foods, but this was so quick to make i'm amazed! thank you so much for sharing this recipe, love your videos ♥

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Now I know why when I get these dishes from a restaurant, it seems like the chicken has been overcooked. It's because it has. They're overcooking it in one of the two frying phases. There used to be an Asian restaurant near where I work that the chicken was never overcooked. It took a little longer to get the food and it cost more than the other places, but the quality of the food was more than worth it. I really miss it.

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Spraying the starch with water is ingenious! What a game-changer; I can only find finely-dusted starch at my tiny little local Filipino-Mart, but once I followed this technique of spraying and fluffing the starch, my Chinese-American style deep-frying projects have improved ×100!

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Yum Yum😋! Thank you Mandy. I will try this very soon! Like your husband, I prefer the chicken breast meat☺️.

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Just cooked your Sesame Chicken Recipe and for the first time, i got really crispy chicken and the sauce was lovely, I enjoyed this and will try some more of your fab Recipe's.

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That looks easy and delicious. Thank you!

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Love your recipes Mandy!

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Thank you so much! I always wanted to know how to make this, so thank you. Man I hardly was able to finish the video, because it made me soooo hungry.

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Great idea Mandy. I think I'll try to grill the chicken and make a dipping sauce using your recipe. Thank you always 😍🐲💞

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Wow, thanks for explaining. I had no idea there were too many cons of using flour. I'm glad I chose corn starch.

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Good Morning Mindy, I tried your recipe & it was Fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing, typing Ingredients and having it Easy!

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I normally use flour but will definitely try the potato starch instead. It looks delicious!!

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This is literally one of my favorite foods, so I can’t wait to make it myself.

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I have made this and folks…it’s better than takeout! You’ve got to make this!! Delicious!!!!

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I'm loving that mesh/cooling basket.

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Excellent recipe...made it this evening. It takes a while, but it's definitely worth the effort. One tweak I'll do from now on is increase the sauce by one half, as there wasn't enough to completely coat all the pieces. I don't like it swimming in sauce either, but each piece needs the love.

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Bravo Mandy, another great recipe with tips. Your presentation is excellent. I am cooking chicken today, but Chilli Chicken. Will try this recipe soon. Thanks.

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Wonderful tips. I tried a variation of this with your prep and it was wonderful!