I tried a new dish for dinner last night -- something I haven't felt up to doing for some time now. Like some of you, I keep tabs on the blog Rookie Cookie, a cooking blog written by a girl who I once upon a time went to high school with. A little while back she posted a recipe for Sesame Chicken which she claimed was not only delicious but incredibly easy to make. Yesterday, when I took her up on that challenge, I happily discovered that she was entirely right. And so today I'm also going to share the love.
Sesame Chicken
2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
2 tbsp flour
salt and pepper, to taste
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp sesame seeds
1 bunch green onions, chopped
cooked white or brown rice
In a small bowl, combine soy sauce and sugar; stir well to combine. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine chicken pieces and flour. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Once hot, add chicken. Cook, stirring often, until cooked through, about 5 minutes.
Transfer chicken pieces onto a plate and put the pan back on the heat. Pour in the soy sauce mixture. With a wooden spoon, scrape the cooked bits on the bottom of the pan while the soy sauce mixture simmers. Let simmer for about 2 minutes, until slightly thickened. Add the chicken back into the pan. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top and toss well, coating all the chicken pieces in the soy sauce mixture.
Serve over rice and garnish with green onions.
I served this with sides of fresh broccoli and mandarin oranges. A green salad would also have been tasty.
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On a completely unrelated note, it's just come to my attention that my blog template is a little wacky (i.e. no right sidebar links, shortened posts, etc.) in both Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. It views fine, however, in Firefox. If you use IE or Chrome and feel like you're missing out, try using Firefox until I figure out what's causing the problem and how to fix it. ...And speaking of, if anyone out there knows how to fix this, please, I'd love your insight. My computer/internet skills only take me so far.
6 comments:
That is a tasty recipe. We make it, too. Although we make spaghetti noodles and toss chicken, broccoli, and noodles together to make a delicious dish. Maybe we'll have that for dinner...
Ooohhh, this sounds delicious. I'm going to have to try this one. Thanks for the recipe and the review. :)
You should call Tyler about the internet deal... he handles those problems a lot.
Yum. This looks divine, and I'm going to check out that girl's blog as well. Thanks for the heads-up! I love it when you post recipes (and books, too--the Alexander McCall Smith books you've recommended to me have been wonderful!).
I made sesame chicken for Vince's birthday. It did not turn out well. I must use this recipe if I ever manage to try it again.
We had this for dinner last night....Yummy! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
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