This Sesame Chicken recipe is sweet, salty and crispy made with honey, cashews and steamed rice. A really quick and full of flavour family friendly dinner that everyone will love. Make the kids first then stir through the chilli for the adult’s serves.
STEP 1
Thinly slice chicken thighs and coat in corn flour & white pepper.
STEP 2
Mix together cashew ingredients then toast in frypan.
STEP 3
Combine the Sesame Chicken sauce ingredients.
STEP 4
Cook chicken til crispy, add ginger, garlic, sauce & capsicum & cook til sauce coats chicken.
Sesame Chicken in a Sweet Thai Style Sauce
I wasn’t sure whether to call this recipe Cashew Chicken, Honey Sesame Chicken or Sesame Chicken Stir Fry, it isn’t really traditional for either Cashew Chicken or Sesame Chicken, but boy it tastes good! It’s really quick to make with simple ingredients and is easily a family friendly dinner everyone will love!
I guess this is pretty much a chicken stir fry dinner, I just usually think of a stir fry containing a lot more vegetables, which you could easily add to this one eg spring onions, snow peas, green capsicum, red onion. I made this sesame chicken stir fry without the chilli, served up the kids and then stirred through the chilli achar for mine. It tastes incredible both with and without the hit of spice.
We love having chicken stir fry for dinner in our house, here are a few of my favourites;
LEFTOVER CHICKEN TERIYAKI STIR FRY NOODLES
CHICKEN STIR FRY WITH BROCCOLI + CARROT NOODLES
OTTOLENGHI’S PORK STIR FRY
I prefer to soak my rice overnight to make it more digestible. Place in a bowl covered with filtered water and add a teaspoon of whey or lemon juice and leave at room temperature overnight. Strain well before cooking the next day. If you then cook the rice, leave it to cool overnight and reheat the next day you create resistant starch which is a great way to help improve gut health. Just make sure you reheat the rice completely before reserving, I recommend covered and in the oven as it heats more evenly than a microwave.
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Sesame Chicken in a Sweet Thai Style Sauce
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4–6 serves 1x
Description
This Sesame Chicken recipe is sweet, salty and crispy, made with honey, cashews and steamed rice. A really quick and full of flavour family friendly dinner that everyone will love. Make the kids first then stir through the chilli for the adult’s serves.
Ingredients
CHICKEN
- 500g chicken thigh or breast, sliced thinly
- 1 tablespoon cornflour
- pinch white pepper
CASHEWS
- ½ cup raw cashews
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- ½ teaspoon salt
SAUCE
- ½ cup tamari or soy sauce
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons tomato sauce (ketchup)
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 2 teaspoons chilli achar or sambal oelek (optional)
TO COOK
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, finely diced
- 2cm piece ginger, finely diced
- 1 large red capsicum, cut into strips
- Thai basil or coriander to serve
- Steamed rice to serve
Instructions
CHICKEN
Thinly slice the chicken thighs, place in a bowl and coat in the cornflour and pepper.
CASHEWS
Combine all the cashews ingredients, then toast in a frypan over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, watching closely. Once caramelised, remove and spread out onto baking paper to cool. Then roughly chop and set aside.
SAUCE
Combine sauce ingredients and mix well.
TO COOK
Heat the oil in a large fry pan over medium heat, add the chicken and cook til crispy. Add the garlic and ginger, cook a further 2-3 minutes then pour in the sauce and capsicum, bring to the boil then cook medium-high heat for 5 minutes until sauce coats the chicken.
Serve over steamed rice and garnished with fresh Thai basil or coriander.
Notes
If adding the chill later, you can cook and serve those not having chilli, then stir through the chilli achar or sambal oelek as you serve those wanting the spice.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
WHERE CAN I BUY CHILLI ACHAR?
I love using a local product Crunch Preserves Chilli Achar. They make everything themselves and don’t add in any preservatives, keep their salts and sugars low, are vegan and gluten free and so full of flavour, their products taste amazing. Their Chilli Achar is a great alternative to sambal oelek and brings a vibrant redness to any dish.
You can buy from the Crunch Preserves range here;
WWW.CRUNCHPRESERVES.COM.AU
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