Easiest crispy sesame chicken

5 from 3 votes

Easiest crispy sesame chicken

Less work, less cooking time and less ingredients. Delicious crispy chicken coated with thick sweet and slightly spicy sauce. This recipe is way easier than the traditional one but with equally amazing result. Try and let me know!

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Passive Time10

Servings: people

Author: Bea & Marco

Ingredients

Chicken

1 lb frozen chicken tenders/nuggets (450 g)

Sauce

2 garlic cloves , grated
1 teaspoon chili flakes
⅓ cup ketchup (100 g)
⅓ cup water
1 tablespoon less salt soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Instructions

Chicken

Bake chicken with 20 degrees higher temperature and 5-10 minutes longer than packet's instructions. Refer to my post above for details. Remove from oven and leave for 10-15 minutes.

Sauce

Heat some oil in a pan on medium heat. Sautee garlic and chili flakes until garlic is golden brown.
Add in the rest of the sauce ingredients except for sesame seeds and oil. Stir well and cook for 1-2 minutes until the sauce thickens slightly.
Add in chicken and toss everything together. Heat off. Add in sesame seed and oil. Give it another toss and serve!

Notes

Get crispy baked chicken by baking them in slightly higher temperature and longer than the packet's instructions. Just make sure to keep an eye on them to avoid the chicken getting dry or burnt.
Leave the chicken for 10-15 minutes before tossing in the sauce to prevent the coating breaking off the chicken.
Batter coated chicken works better than breadcrumbs coated ones.

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