Grammy's Kitchen · Sesame Chicken · Sesame Chicken
One of 46 sesame chicken recipes we measured
It ranks #44 of 46 for tenderness among the sesame chicken recipes we compared. 81 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 46.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| egg | 11% | 0% |
| liquid | 40% | 2% |
| aromatics | 1% | 1% |
| sweetener | 12% | 8% |
| fat | 2% | 1% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 24 g | 3 tablespoons cornstarch |
| 32 g | 2 tablespoons soy sauce |
| 50 g | 1 egg |
| 454 g | 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite size pieces) |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons vegetable oil |
| green onions (for garnish) | |
| 180 g | 3/4 cup chicken broth |
| 53 g | 1/4 cup brown sugar (or honey) |
| 16 g | 2 tablespoons cornstarch |
| 48 g | 3 tablespoons soy sauce |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger |
| 3 g | 1 clove garlic (minced) |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons sesame seeds |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I do a lot of canning and dehydrating and this is a wonderful dinner even if we are out of power. I pressure can chicken in pint jars which yields not only the right amount of chicken but also 3/4 chicken broth. I also tried using powdered eggs for the coating” — a cook, 5.0★
“I made this recipe for family, and it was delicious! I wanted plenty so I used 1 1/2 pounds of chicken and doubled everything else except the sesame seeds. I used 4 teaspoons of sesame seeds. I used 2 teaspoons of fresh grated ginger. Next time I may add a” — a cook, 5.0★