Sesame Chicken

This is our favorite "at home Asian" recipe.  It's a recipe that I found on Pinterest a couple of months ago.  I tried it once and I was hooked.  It's quick.  It's easy.  It's delicious. It satisfies even my slightly picky eater, though she does find it a tad spicy. I thought it could use a little more saltiness.  I've debated whether or not to add soy sauce to it.  I love recipes.  They are meant to be tweaked.


Here is the base recipe which I found at Real Mom Kitchen.


1 1/2 to 2 pounds of frozen popcorn chicken

6 tablespoons honey

4 tablespoons sugar

Salt (to taste)

4 tablespoons ketchup

2 tablespoon white distilled vinegar

a sprinkle of ground black pepper

diced green onion, optional

sesame seeds, optional

Deep fry your popcorn chicken and drain on a plate lined with a paper towel. In a wok or sauce pan, combine the remaining ingredients and warm over medium heat. Bring to a boil while stirring and simmer until sauce slightly thickens. In the wok or in a serving dish coat chicken with the sauce. Serve over cooked rice and garnish with diced green and sesame seeds.

I omit the sesame seeds because hubby has an aversion to them.  It's bad.  I like to avoid that if I can. We serve with rice and cream cheese rangoons.  Yummo.  It's pretty quick on the nights when you fail to menu plan and you need to throw something together quickly. I'm not saying that I ever do that. Ha!

Enjoy!