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	9%	2%
salt	0%	0%
aromatics	3%	1%
sweetener	5%	8%
fat	0%	1%

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

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

680 g	1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast (cut into small 1/2-inch cubes)
3 g	1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 g	1/2 teaspoon black pepper
0 g	1/4 teaspoon ginger powder
3 g	1 teaspoon arrowroot ( or cornstarch)
20 g	1 1/2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
14 g	1 tablespoons avocado oil (divided)
1 g	1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
13 g	1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic (about 4 cloves)
555 g	3 cups cooked white rice
	2 scallions (sliced)
85 g	1/3 cup reduced sodium soy sauce (or gluten-free tamari)
38 g	3 tablespoons monk fruit sweetener (coconut sugar, honey or sweetener of choice)
11 g	2 teaspoons tomato paste
37 g	2 1/2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
7 g	1/2 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
14 g	1 tablespoon sesame seeds (plus more for garnish)
2 g	1 teaspoon grated ginger
8 g	1 tablespoon arrowroot ( or cornstarch)
59 g	1/4 cup filtered water

Method: 9 steps, published by www.skinnytaste.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“I had to make a few minor adjustments based on what I had in hand. I used a little agave and honey for sweetener, and a tiny bit of tomato sauce since I didn't have paste. I used frozen cubes of ginger and garlic. It was quite good so I can only imagine that f” — a cook, 5.0★

“I made 2 servings of the chicken and the full amount of sauce and it came out perfectly. Was worried about the 3 tablespoons of brown sugar being too much but the flavors were perfectly balanced. Chicken did not have a crispy crust but we didn’t care. Maybe mo” — a cook, 5.0★