# Crispy Sesame Chicken

This is an easy and delicious Crispy Sesame Chicken recipe that you can make at home and it's better than takeout.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 450 g chicken thigh
- 1 tsp chicken powder
- 0.5 tsp MSG
- 0.5 tsp sugar
- 0.25 tsp white pepper
- 0.5 tsp baking soda
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 3 tbsp water
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 0.5 tsp chicken powder
- 0.5 tbsp sesame seeds
- 0.5 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 1 cup self-raising flour
- 1 cup cold water

## Instructions

1. Season the chicken with chicken powder, MSG, sugar, white pepper, baking soda.
2. Add garlic, ginger, sesame oil, Chinese cooking wine and cornstarch to the chicken.
3. Mix all the ingredients together.
4. For the sauce, combine water, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, oyster sauce, brown sugar, chicken powder, sesame seeds and cornstarch.
5. Whisk the sauce ingredients until well combined.
6. For the wet batter, combine cornstarch, self-raising flour and cold water.
7. Whisk the wet batter until smooth.
8. Dunk the seasoned chicken into the wet batter.
9. Fry the chicken in hot oil until golden brown and crispy.
10. Remove the fried chicken from the oil.
11. In a pan, sauté the garlic for 1 minute.
12. Pour in the prepared sauce.
13. Once the sauce thickens, add the fried chicken back to the pan.
14. Toss until everything is coated with the sauce.
15. Serve with hot steamed rice and enjoy.

## Equipment

- bowl
- measuring cup
- whisk
- pan
- tongs
- strainer

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/14Lbh5obVSq/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/85009fe1-52dc-43d4-bcc5-77dce190a4f6
- Extracted: 2025-09-29

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