Easy Chinese Honey Sesame Chicken

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 46.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	35%	2%
salt	1%	0%
aromatics	1%	1%
sweetener	13%	8%
fat	2%	1%

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

500 g	1 lb / 500g chicken thighs (, cut into 1.2cm/ 1/2" slices (Note 1))
3 g	1/2 tsp salt
9 g	2 tsp sesame paste OR tahini ((Note 2))
11 g	2 tsp soy sauce
20 g	1 1/2 tbsp sesame seeds (, toasted)
60 g	1/2 cup plain flour
	Oil spray
15 g	1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine ((Shaoshing / Shaoxing wine) or sherry (or use chicken broth/stock))
180 g	3/4 cup chicken broth / stock
5 g	1 tsp rice wine vinegar or Chinese black vinegar ((or ordinary white vinegar))
74 g	3 1/2 tbsp honey
24 g	1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce (, all purpose ordinary (Note 3))
9 g	2 tsp sesame oil
12 g	1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch / cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp water
9 g	2 tsp oil ((vegetable, canola, peanut))
6 g	2 garlic cloves (, minced)
	1 scallion/shallot stem (, sliced)
7 g	1/2 tbsp sesame seeds (, toasted)

Method: 11 steps, published by www.recipetineats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“This is the second time I've made this recipe and just as tasty as first time! Today I accidentally baked the chicken thighs whole, instead of slices as per recipe. But it worked, it's easier to slice cooked chicken vs raw in my opinion. Instead of tahini I us” — a cook, 5.0★

“Thanks Nagi for another amazing recipe. I have stopped buying Chinese takeaway because of the bad way it makes my husband and I feel after we eat it. However I still get a craving for good Chinese food. This recipe and the Mongolian beef have been just as good” — a cook, 5.0★