61 Reviews of Family Favorite Sesame Chicken

From: Chef floWer

On Aug 27, 2007

The whole family really enjoyed this recipe. One of the best Sesame Chicken I've ever had, it beats any Chinese restaurant by miles. Made a slight change, coated each chicken piece individual with corn flour then fried them for a crisp coating. Also didn't coat all the chicken with sauce just poured it on top of the chicken. The chilli in the sauce was to spicy for Little Miss (DD) so this is why I poured it on top. I left out the green onions as didn't have a fresh bunch at home and used the optional Chinese five spice powder and used peanut oil for the frying. Thank you Anme

From: Mary K. W.

On Jul 31, 2007

What a great dish. We all enjoyed it immensely. It took me a while longer than indicated to make it, but I also doubled the recipe, so I had a lot of chicken to cook first. This time I made it just as listed, but I think I may cut back slightly on the sesame oil next time. Definitely restaurant quality and one I'll be making again.

From: Franci

On Jul 11, 2007

Fabuloous dish!! Big taste for little effort. My family thought it tasted just like one of our favorite dishes at a local Chinese restaurant. The sauce was rich in flavor with a little spiciness from the pepper flakes and sweetness from the brown sugar and honey. I used tamari sauce instead of the soy sauce and eliminated the Chinese five spice powder. Sesame oil has such a strong flavor so I decided to cut down the amount in the sauce to 1 teaspoon and was pleased with the results. Thanks for tinkering in the kitchen Anme, you nailed this one!!

From: WI Cheesehead

On Jul 14, 2007

Delish! I used Bragg's liquid aminos for soy sauce, 1 1/2 T sesame oil (but will use 1 next time), no pepper flakes and 1/4 tsp Chinese 5 spice. I tasted it b4 serving to my family with rice and I know it will go over well. This took me closer to 45 minutes, though, so I would make this on a weekend when we can use more dishes and time. I used Smart Balance oil also.

From: ms_bold

On Dec 30, 2007

Super easy recipe with great flavor! Hubby loves Asian food, and this hit the spot for him. Served with sesame roasted green beans and jasmine rice. Yummy.

From: peanutprincesses

On Jan 8, 2008

This was great! I used potato starch b/c im allergic to corn and it turned out great. It was very good! I'll definitely make this next time we have a craving for chinese food. It was so easy!

From: pattikay in L.A.

On Sep 17, 2007

This is a very nice sesame chicken recipe. I used about a teaspoon of red pepper flakes because we like it spicy and probably increased the sauce amount by about half and added a can of sliced water chestnuts. Delicious! Thanks for sharing.

From: Nyteglori

On Dec 16, 2007

What a wonderful dish!! Thank you for working so hard to recreate it here for us.

From: poo235

On Jan 9, 2008

This sesame chicken dish was yummy and so easy to prepare. I marinated the chicken for 2-3 hours and skipped the Chinese 5 spice powder (because I don't have it). We served this chicken on top of an Asian-inspired salad - no dressing necessary with the lovely sesame chicken sauce. Thanks Anme!

From: BarbryT

On Jan 21, 2008

This is an "oh wow." I made it for my niece and nephew-in-law whom I visited this weekend and it was judged a success. Like another reviewer, I probably would double the sauce next time and add a couple of vegetables close to the last minute (blanched peapods and maybe some bok choy, I think. And perhaps a few slivers of carrots). I used 1 T of sesame oil in the sauce and made it exactly as specified. I added somewhat more sesame oil (maybe 1/2 t) to the marinade for the chicken. It was delicious!