Easy Sesame Chicken

The craving for Chinese Food hit about a day ago.  After a quick battle in my head about ordering from the "just ok" local Chinese food joint; I decided to try a recipe first.  If you need an easy Chinese recipe, this is highly recommended.  The chicken has a nice mix of crunchy, sticky and sweet. First time making it and the consensus is it's a hit!

At first with the amount of ingredients it needed I was afraid this Chinese chicken recipe would not be easy.  Most of the ingredients I already had in the house, the only thing I had to pick up was the sesame. 

Ingredients for sauce:

3 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon garlic powder

3 tablespoons soy sauce

2 tablespoons white vinegar

4 tablespoons ketchup

6 tablespoons honey

Put ingredients in a bowl and whisk with a fork until mixed. Set off to the side for later.

Remaining ingredients:

2 large chicken breasts

Olive oil

6 tablespoons flour

2 eggs beaten

3 tablespoons corn starch

Sesame Seeds

1.) Chop chicken into chunks removing fat as you go.

2.) Put two eggs into a bowl and lightly beat.

3.) Put 6 tablespoons flour into a gallon bag.

4.) Put 3 tablespoons cornstarch into a sandwich bag.

5.) Dip Chicken in the egg.

6.) After coating the chicken in the egg, put the chicken in the bag of flour. Seal tight and shake to coat the chicken.

7.) Take the chicken out of the flour and put in the bag with cornstarch.  Seal tight and shake to coat.

8.) Coat frying pan or wok with olive oil (vegetable oil will work as well) and heat.

9.) Once the oil is heated remove chicken from bag and drop in the skillet (be careful).

10.) Cover and cook over medium-high heat stirring occasionally.

Thickening Sauce Mix:

2 tablespoons corn starch

2 tablespoons cold water

11.) While the chicken is cooking mix the 2 tablespoons cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water into a bowl. Liquid should be milky.

12.) Once the chicken is cooked through, about 10-15 minutes, add sauce and thickening sauce to the pan and let thicken.

13.) Serve over rice and sprinkle a couple pinches of sesame seeds over the chicken.

This dish took about 30 minutes to make and fed a family of 3 while still leaving leftovers for the next day.  For anyone who is a vegetarian I'm fairly certain this sauce will work well with fried tofu.  I'll be sure to try it and post a review when I do.