Free Sesame Chicken recipe

Hard to say no to this recipe. Even if you just look at the picture. Looks fantastic.

This looks like dinner tonight, hope you like it. One more thing, I always think that it is important to keep your protein input up and this would do that with it being mostly chicken and better and herbs.


Sesame Chicken
POINTS® value of 4
Servings 4
Preparation Time 20 min
Cooking Time 11 min
Level of Difficulty Moderate

The restaurant version of this dish is loaded with fat, thanks to deep frying. We coated the chicken with flour and then pan-seared it to lighten it up.

Ingredients
2 Tbsp sesame seeds, raw
1 Tbsp water
1 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
1 Tbsp maple syrup
1 Tbsp dry sherry
1 tsp ginger root, fresh, minced
1/2 tsp five-spice powder
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp table salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 pound uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 2-inch strips
2 tsp peanut oil

Instructions
Place a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add sesame seeds and cook until lightly toasted, shaking pan frequently, about 2 to 3 minutes; transfer seeds to a shallow dish and set aside.

Whisk water, soy sauce, maple syrup, sherry, ginger and five-spice powder together in a small bowl; set aside.

Combine flour, salt and pepper together in a shallow dish; add chicken and turn to coat. Shake chicken pieces to remove excess flour.

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and sauté until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add soy sauce mixture to chicken and cook until sauce thickens and is almost evaporated, about 2 to 3 minutes more.

Dip chicken pieces in toasted sesame seeds and serve, drizzled with any additional soy sauce mixture. Yields about 4 strips per serving.