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Sesame Chicken Recipe – crispy sesame seed battered chicken nuggets that are great with or without sauce.

My mother has made Sesame Chicken for as long as I can remember. I think she came across this recipe in the 1970’s and for our family is has definitely been a keeper.

The accompanying sauce is a unique blend of sour from horseradish sauce and sweet from plum jelly. It sometimes helps to place those ingredients in a microwave container and “nuke” for 20-30 seconds to get the jelly to liquify a bit before mixing.

My mom would typically serve this dish with a vegetable on the side and rice that had been cooked with a packet of onion soup mix.

How To Make Sesame Chicken

Sesame Chicken, American Style

Name: Sesame Chicken, American Style
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 26 min
Total time: 36 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 small jar red plum jelly; 1 ½ tsp. lemon juice; 1 ½ Tbsp. horseradish; 1 ½ Tbsp. mustard; 1 ½ cups buttermilk; 1 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. pepper; 1 tsp. soy sauce; 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce; 1 Tbsp. Greek seasoning; 2 Tbsp. lemon juice; 1 tsp. paprika; Boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 1-2 cups flour; ¼ cup sesame seeds; oil for frying

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 26 minutes

Total Time: 36 minutes

Ingredients

1 ½ cups buttermilk
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. soy sauce
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp. Greek seasoning
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. paprika
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1-2 cups flour
¼ cup sesame seeds
oil for frying

Sweet and Sour Sauce

1 small jar red plum jelly
1 ½ tsp. lemon juice
1 ½ Tbsp. horseradish
1 ½ Tbsp. mustard

Instructions

Mix together first 8 ingredients. Place in an airtight container and add desired amount of boneless chicken breast that has been cut into bite size pieces. Marinate several hours or overnight.
Preheat oil over medium-high heat for 10 minutes in a large skillet.
Combine flour and sesame seeds. Drain chicken breasts. Dip a few pieces of chicken at a time in the flour mixture.
Deep fry until thoroughly cooked. Salt to taste if desired.

For the Sauce: Mix together all ingredients. Serve over chicken or as a dip.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 427 Total Fat: 10g Saturated Fat: 2g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 8g Cholesterol: 29mg Sodium: 2112mg Carbohydrates: 63g Fiber: 4g Sugar: 10g Protein: 21g

Nutrition information is an approximation.

This sesame chicken is not spicy on its own, so if you want some heat, you will need to dip it in a sauce. If you are gluten-sensitive, you could substitute a gluten-free rice flour for the (wheat) flour. If you have any leftovers, they should keep in the refrigerator for a couple of days. Just reheat them in the microwave.

This dish is great with a side of green beans or broccoli along with some Minute Rice cooked according to directions PLUS a packet of onion soup mix.

Curious as to which came first – the chicken or the egg? Head over to the Smithsonian Magazine and read the article 14 Fun Facts About Chicken and discover the answer to the age-old question.

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What kind of dipping sauce would you use?