Sesame Chicken Recipe (2024)

ByLynda SelfPublishedSeptember 14, 2020March 14, 2024Updated onMarch 14, 2024

This recipe for Sesame Chicken will have you serving crispy, tender, sesame seed battered chicken nuggets anytime you crave it.

My mother has made Sesame Chicken for as long as I can remember. I think she came across this recipe in the 1970’s and for our family is has been a keeper.

While it might not be the same as what you get when you order Chinese takeout, this version still results in a delicious dish. My mom always makes a homemade sauce to dip it in.

The accompanyingsauce is a unique blend of sour (from horseradish sauce) and sweet (from plum jelly). It sometimes helps to place those ingredients in a microwave container and “nuke” for 20-30 seconds to get the jellyto liquify a bit before mixing.

My mom would typically serve this dish with a vegetable on the side along with rice that had been cooked witha packet of onion soup mix.

Chicken Ingredients

There are two components to this dish – the tender fried chicken nuggets and a special dipping sauce. To make them, you need the following ingredients:

• 1 ½cupsbuttermilk
• 1teaspoonsalt
• 1teaspoonpepper
• 1teaspoonsoy sauce
• 2teaspoonsWorcestershire sauce
• 1TablespoonGreek seasoning
• 2Tablespoonslemon juice
• 1teaspoonpaprika
• Bonelessskinless chicken breasts
• 1-2cupsflour
• ¼cupsesame seeds
• oil for frying

Sweet and Sour Sauce Ingredients

• 1small jar of red plum jelly
• 1 ½teaspoonslemon juice
• 1 ½Tablespoonshorseradish
• 1 ½Tablespoonsmustard

How To Make Sesame Chicken

To make the chicken, mix the first 8 ingredients. (That’s everything from the buttermilk to the paprika.) Place the buttermilk mixture in an airtight container and add the desired amount of boneless chicken breasts that have been cut into bite-size pieces. Marinate for several hours or overnight.

Preheat oil over medium-high heat for 10 minutes in a large skillet.

Combine flour and sesame seeds. Drain the chicken breasts. Dip a few pieces of chicken at a time in the flour mixture and then deep fry until thoroughly cooked. Remove from the oil and place on a plate that has been lined with a paper towel. Salt to taste.

For the sauce, mix all ingredients. Serve over the chicken or use as a dip

This sesame chicken is not spicy on its own, so if you want some heat, you will need to dip it in a sauce. If you are gluten-sensitive, you could substitute gluten-free rice flour for the (wheat) flour. If you have any leftovers, they should be fine in the refrigerator for a couple of days.

This dish is great with a side of green beans or broccoli along with some Minute Rice cooked according to directions PLUS a packet of onion soup mix.

More Recipes You Might Like

• Brownie Sheet Cake– This dessert is a cross between a brownie and chocolate cake – kind of like the two got together and had a love child.
• Brown Sugar Glazed Meatloaf – This is my go-to recipe for meatloaf. It’s topped with a sweet brown sugar glaze and is a great way to answer the proverbial question, “What’s for dinner?”
• Southern Buttermilk Biscuits –With a handful of kitchen staples, you can whip up a batch of these biscuits and serve them for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

What’s your favorite dipping sauce?