Quick & Easy Honey Sesame Chicken
Crispy fried chicken tossed in a sweet honey sesame sauce. This quick and easy honey sesame chicken is made in 30 minutes with simple ingredients. A delicious main for a busy weeknight meal, saving you money on takeout! I also share how to air fry the chicken in the Notes section below.
Ingredients
- 1 lb skinless boneless chicken thighs
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup cornstarch or potato starch for coating chicken
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil or any neutral oil
- ½ green onion finely chopped
Sauce
- ½ cup honey plain liquid kind
- 2.5 tablespoon regular soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon sesame oil
- ½ tablespoon white granulated sugar or cane sugar
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch or potato starch
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 2 teaspoon Shaoxing Cooking Wine or dry sherry wine, dry white wine or chicken broth for non-alcoholic version
- 2 teaspoon rice vinegar or apple cider/white vinegar
- ¾ cup water room temperature
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients as listed and set aside.
- Dice chicken thighs into 1.5-inch pieces and transfer to a large bowl. Season diced chicken with salt.
- Add cornstarch to the diced chicken and evenly coat each piece. Feel free to add more cornstarch if needed. Set aside.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large pan on medium-high heat. Fry coated chicken in small batches until golden brown and crispy, about 6-8 minutes in total, flipping halfway. Remove and transfer fried chicken to a wire rack or a paper towel lined plate.
- Remove any excess oil in the pan and pour the sauce to simmer until thickened.
- Toss in fried chicken into sauce until evenly coated. Remove off heat. Garnish with green onions. Enjoy!
Notes
To Air Fry Chicken
- Lightly spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray or neutral oil.
- Place coated chicken into the basket in a single layer, without overlap. You may need to air fry in batches.
- Lightly spray the chicken with cooking spray or neutral oil.
- Air fry at 400 F for 10-14 minutes until desired crispiness. No need to flip over.
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Nutrition
Calories: 530kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 144mg | Sodium: 1368mg | Potassium: 463mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 49g | Vitamin A: 57IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 2mg