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amy's sweet & spicy roasted garlic sesame chicken

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Meave avatar
Recipe by
Amy H.
@Meave
Detroit, MI

I love sesame chicken! This stuff is such a treat! A little sweet and a little spicy!

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yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For amy's sweet & spicy roasted garlic sesame chicken

  • SAUCE
  • 2
    heads roasted garlic, cooled
  • 1 md
    onion, minced
  • 2 Tbsp
    sesame oil
  • 2 Tbsp
    crushed pineapple
  • 1/4 c
    water
  • 1 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 1/2 c
    pineapple juice
  • 1/4 c
    soy sauce
  • juice from 1/2 lemon
  • 3 tsp
    rice vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp
    rice wine
  • 1/4 tsp
    cayenne pepper, plus more for extra spicy
  • extra sesame seeds, for garnishing
  • 2 Tbsp
    cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp. water
  • CHICKEN
  • 2 c
    all purpose flour
  • cornstarch
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 3 Tbsp
    sesame seeds
  • 1 c
    milk
  • 1
    egg
  • 3-4
    chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch strips
  • oil, for deep frying

How To Make amy's sweet & spicy roasted garlic sesame chicken

  • 1
    To make the sauce, squeeze out the roasted garlic and mash. Saute onion in sesame oil until it caramelizes, add roasted garlic and cook 1 more minute to release flavor. Add pineapple, water, and brown sugar, and cook until sugar is melted.
  • 2
    Combine the pineapple juice, soy sauce, lemon juice, rice vinegar, rice wine and cayenne pepper with the garlic mixture. Stir occasionally until mixture boils. Reduce heat and simmer for 1/2 hour or until sauce has reduced by half and is thick and syrupy. If sauce is thin, mix in the cornstarch and water mixture and stir into sauce over medium-high heat until it reaches the consistency of a thick syrup.
  • 3
    To prepare the chicken, mix together flour, cornstarch, salt, and sesame seeds in a dish and set aside. Mix in a second dish the milk and egg. Dip chicken in milk mixture and roll in flour mixture. Deep fry in hot oil until browned and fully cooked, drain on paper towels.
  • 4
    Toss fried chicken strips in the sauce.
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