Honey Sesame Chicken

Funny story.

I never liked Chinese food until college.

Seriously.

I don't know what it was,

most likely because I grew up in a small town in northern michigan and there really weren't any chinese restaurants.

Needless to say,

I am  ALWAYS on the lookout for a GREAT chinese dish and I am usually disappointed.

BUT I have found a sure WINNER that I am making ALL THE TIME now!

This Honey Sesame Chicken will blow your socks off and having you put the phone down from ordering chinese takeout and making it yourself!

Ingredients:

4 chicken breasts

1 cup cornstarch

3 eggs

salt and pepper

¼ cup canola oil

Sauce:

¾ cup honey

¾ cup soy sauce

½ cup ketchup

½ cup brown sugar

½ cup rice wine vinegar

1 t sesame oil

1 t minced garlic

1 T cornstarch

additional sesame seeds for garnish

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

 Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and season with salt and pepper.

In separate bowls, place cornstarch and slightly beaten eggs. 

Dip chicken into cornstarch then coat in egg mixture. I have also found that you can put the chicken pieces in a gallon size bag and shake to coat.

Heat canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken until browned. Place the chicken in a 9 x 13 greased baking dish.

In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, minced garlic, and 1 T cornstarch.

 Pour over chicken and bake for 45 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

I served ours with broccoli and fried rice.

Enjoy!

Recipe Source: http://therecipecritic.com/