Sesame Chicken Recipe

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Who doesn't love sesame chicken from your local Chinese restaurant? It's technically deep-fried and candy-coated chicken. That's right, candy chicken! What will they think of next?

While every take-out restaurant has their own version of this recipe based on their choice for flavors of wine, and sweeteners, this recipe attempts to bridge a common ground between the super sweet, and the just right savory goodness of the rich soy flavors.

Recipe Ingredients:
  • Rice
  • 16 oz. of skinless, boneless chicken breasts 
  • vegetable oil
  • sesame seeds 
  • 1 tablespoons of raspberry wine 
  • 3 tablespoons of honey 
  • 3 tablespoons of sugar 
  • 1 tablespoon of rice vinegar 
  • 2 teaspoons of McCormick's brand Far East Sesame & Ginger blend 
  • 1 teaspoon of soy sauce 
  • ½ teaspoon of ginger 
  • ½ teaspoon of garlic powder 
  • pinch of Accent brand seasoning (optional) 
Method:
  1. Prepare rice. 
  2. Chop chicken into cubes. 
  3. Fry chicken with a few tablespoons of vegetable oil.
  4. When chicken is cooked, add wine, honey, soy sauce, vinegar, Far East seasonings, sugar, garlic and ginger. 
  5. Toss quickly over medium-high heat as mixture reduces to a glaze. 
  6. Plate and top with sesame seeds. Serving with rice. 




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