Sticky Sesame Chicken With Honey Sauce

Sticky sesame chicken with honey sauce is a quick and 30 minutes recipe. An ideal recipe for lovers of meat and honey. I don’t usually eat meat, but if I do – oh boy. It has to be something special, like a mouthwatering experience. Sounds weird but it is what it is. And this recipe is IT. Better than a takeaway? We shall see.

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Back to the recipe..

VIDEO RECIPE FOR STICKY SESAME CHICKEN WITH HONEY SAUCE

MY RELATIONSHIP WITH FRIED CHICKEN AND HONEY

This starts to feel like a diary but I have to tell you – I don’t usually cook meat. I hate the feeling of raw meat touching my fingers, I don’t like cutting meat and I believe that climate change is real. So eating less meat cannot hurt you (and you should reduce meat intake too). Click here to know more.

So now back to the story. After months (maybe even years) of eating meat like once in 4 months, I started to experiment with meat and recipes that include meat. So far, this one was my favorite. I like simple recipes, one-pot recipes that are delicious and don’t take a long time to cook. Sticky sesame chicken with honey sauce doesn’t need kilograms of meat to get cooked. With this recipe, you can prepare one chicken breast for one person and you are full. Trust me.

Honey also isn’t my favorite product. I guess this comes from times when I was eating mostly plant-based and I used maple syrup very often. I kinda looooooooove maple syrup and as you could see, I can add a naughty tablespoon of maple syrup into almost every meal. The taste of honey is “not full” to me. I feel like honey doesn’t have this strong sugar kick I like in maple syrup. Maybe I haven’t tried a specific brand or type of honey, who knows.

But to be honest, when it comes to cravings I don’t care if it’s meat, fried, cooked, or swimming in the sauce full of honey. Cravings are cravings. And sometimes you cannot order the food you are craving into your house. So here is how you can make it at home.

HOW TO MAKE THE CRISPY CHICKEN

In this case, the cornstarch is your friend. This magical ingredient makes a barrier between meat and heat. Meaning, when you mix cornstarch and flour, you end up with a crispy coating. Why? Cornstarch prevents gluten development and absorbs moisture.

Frying meat only in the egg wash and cornstarch can leave you with nicely crispy chicken but also gives it a weird texture and flavor. You can absolutely do that, I know people who only use cornstarch (like for fried tofu). I prefer mixing cornstarch with flour and adding seasoning. Like paprika powder, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, adobo, harissa, and many others. Your meat will be crispy, nice smooth but still crispy texture, and well seasoned.

Here is an alternative recipe for vegans/vegetarians who would like to try this sticky sensation. Made with tofu and sticky orange sauce. It’s very simply written but I promise it’s delicious.

THE EXTRA EXTRAS YOU DON’T NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BUT CAN CHANGE THE MEAL FOR BETTER

For this meal, you can add also pieces of pineapple. I recommend adding pineapple right before the maple syrup so it gets enough time to cook, bring out the flavor and get that sweet honey taste. I was thinking about adding peaches instead of pineapple, so if you try it this way, let me know 🙂 Feel free to send me a message on Instagram or TikTok.

Another thing is to add fried noodles to the dish. I think this would give the whole meal also a nice texture. I tried to make fried noodles a few times and it went well. But I would still look for an OG recipe because you can make exclusive quality noodles at home. Everything is possible with a good recipe.

You can also spice up the meal with chili flakes. In this case, you end up with sticky sesame chicken with hot honey sauce. And that sounds deliiiiishhh.

I served mine with a good old bowl of rice (it was fresh rice but you know how I mean it..). This can nicely neutralize the meal and balance the sweetness of the honey sauce. And I am also guilty of adding more sesame seeds, because why not? We only live once.

The sticky sesame chicken with honey sauce is a perfect alternative to a popular takeaway option we all love. You can make it home in just a few minutes.