Honey Sesame Chicken - Easy Asian Sticky Chicken where batter-fried chicken pieces are tossed in a sweet and savory sauce. 100% better than takeout.
Honey Sesame Chicken is one of the easiest recipes you can try at home. Made with everyday ingredients in your pantry, this is one of those go-to dishes I make whenever husband and I crave for Chinese food.
The first time I cooked this recipe was on a lazy Sunday afternoon a few years ago. The husband had gone all gaga over it and couldn't stop licking his fingers, I distinctly remember.
Of course, the sticky sauce is a big reason enough. However, it is an enjoyable dish to prepare and eat, to say the least.
Honey Sesame Chicken is one of the most popular and sort after dishes in Asian cuisine. There are many versions of it in your Panda Express or P.F. Changs and yes, I confess, we simply cannot get enough of it.
That said, with bare minimum ingredients you can whip up this dish at home and you are never going to opt for that naughty takeaways anymore.
This dish has to be served hot with steamed rice or noodles. As it cools down, the honey solidifies.
As you can see, I love it with my steamed rice - plain and simple. And the husband prefers his noodles with honey sesame chicken.
How to Make Honey Sesame Chicken at Home
Prepare the Batter: To make Honey Sesame Chicken, we'll need to batter-fry the chicken pieces first. So, for the batter, mix together the cornflour, egg whiles, salt, and white pepper powder. Substitute white pepper with black pepper powder if you do not have the former. You may also add red chilies or oregano for added flavoring.
Fry: Cube some boneless chicken, dip in the batter and deep fry in hot oil. Remove and keep aside.
Making the Sauce: To make the sauce, heat oil in a wok, and add dry chilies and spring onion whites. Once the onions are slightly cooked, add tomato ketchup, chili oil or chili sauce. Mix well and season with some salt. Add cornflour slurry, mix well and bring it to a boil.
Toss: Add chicken and honey and combine well.
Serve: Garnish with spring onion green and white sesame seeds. Serve warm with steamed rice or noodles.
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Honey Sesame Chicken Recipe
- 300 gms Boneless Chicken cubed, into bite-sized pieces
- oil for deep fry
- 2 egg whites
- 2 tablespoon Corn flour
- Salt to taste
- ½ teaspoon white pepper powder
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 2 dry red chilies
- 2 spring onions white and greens chopped seperately
- 3 tablespoon Tomato ketchup
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon chilli oil if not chilli sauce
- Salt to taste
- ½ teaspoon white pepper powder
- 1 teaspoon Corn flour dissolved in ⅛ cup of water
- First, let's prepare the batter. For this, add egg whites, cornflour, salt, and white pepper powder in a bowl. Mix well to form a lump-free batter.
- Dip the chicken cubes in it and deep fry in hot oil until golden brown. Remove and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a wok. Add dry red chilies and whites of spring onions. Saute.
- Add the tomato ketchup, chili oil/chili sauce, and salt. Mix well.
- Add cornflour mixed in water and bring to a boil.
- Add the chicken and honey. Mix well.
- Sprinkle a teaspoon of white sesame seeds. Combine.
- Garnish with spring onion greens.
Ramya DRozario says
Bookmarking yet another post. I am in love with your blog Shalini!
Nils says
Sounds nice and easy. I love chinese recipes and this one looks delicious. I will for sure try this. Thanks for sharing. Btw, where did you get the chopsticks from? Love them!
Sinjana says
This looks super yummy and the ingredients are also easily available. Pinned it for future reference.
Ghazala Naseem says
This is such an easy recipe.
Anyone can easily prepare at home 🙂
Natasha says
I make a honey mustard Dijon chicken which is baked and turns out super sumptuous too!
Tried that ever?
Shalini says
Nope. I will definitely try. Thanks, Natasha 🙂
Seeya says
I recently developed taste for sweet chicken and I guess honey chicken will be an addition to my list of sweet chicken.
Soumya says
I absolutely love your pictures!!! 🙂
And I hate the fact that I can't cook non-veg at home 🙁
JazzFeathers says
This must taste very different. And I love to use honey with meat.
Another great dish that I will sure try 🙂
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Modern Gypsy says
This looks yummy, although I'll try it without deep frying the chicken! I think stir frying it should also work?
Dixita says
The harry potter book in the click
You are a photographer and a nice chef, your presentation drives me to open the recepie and rad it even I am not eating non veg
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Reema Dsouza says
Yummy this was. And looks like it is super easy to make. I want to try making this soon!
Stephen says
Yes, it indeed seems that it is easy to cook
rajlakshmi says
hahha I loved how you sneaked a HP book in the photo, Another yummy recipe 🙂 You have so much patience.
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Vinay Leo R. says
Looks yummy and I love the book in the background too. 🙂