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- 1
Mix the sauce
In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, water, toasted sesame oil, brown sugar, rice vinegar, grated ginger, minced garlic, 1/2 Tbsp of the cornstarch, and the sesame seeds. Set it aside so it's ready when you need it.
- 2
Coat the chicken
Whisk the egg with the remaining 2 Tbsp cornstarch and a pinch of salt and pepper until light and frothy. Cut the chicken thighs into 1-inch pieces and toss them in the egg mixture to coat.
- 3
Sear it
Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium until very hot. Add the chicken in a single layer and cook undisturbed until golden on the bottom, then flip, breaking up any clumps as you go, and cook until browned and cooked through. Don't over-stir or the coating slides off.
- 4
Sauce it
Pour the sauce over the chicken and toss to coat. Let it come up to a simmer and thicken, about a minute, then kill the heat.
- 5
Serve
Spoon the chicken over jasmine rice and scatter sliced green onions on top.
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Sesame Chicken
Created by: 30MinuteMeals
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp ginger
- 2 garlic
- 2 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 lb chicken thighs
- 1 egg
- salt and pepper
- 4 cup jasmine rice
- 2 green onions
Instructions
- Mix the sauceIn a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, water, toasted sesame oil, brown sugar, rice vinegar, grated ginger, minced garlic, 1/2 Tbsp of the cornstarch, and the sesame seeds. Set it aside so it's ready when you need it.
- Coat the chickenWhisk the egg with the remaining 2 Tbsp cornstarch and a pinch of salt and pepper until light and frothy. Cut the chicken thighs into 1-inch pieces and toss them in the egg mixture to coat.
- Sear itHeat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium until very hot. Add the chicken in a single layer and cook undisturbed until golden on the bottom, then flip, breaking up any clumps as you go, and cook until browned and cooked through. Don't over-stir or the coating slides off.
- Sauce itPour the sauce over the chicken and toss to coat. Let it come up to a simmer and thicken, about a minute, then kill the heat.
- ServeSpoon the chicken over jasmine rice and scatter sliced green onions on top.