Cooking exotic meals does not take as much work and time as one may think.
I made sticky sesame chicken in approximately 30 minutes with ingredients I bought from Wal-Mart.
The prices listed beside the ingredients are the prices of the whole package, not just what was needed for the meal, so you will have some leftover ingredients.
I bought one pack of six chicken breasts for $6.98 and used four pieces of the sesame chicken.
To begin, cut the chicken into smaller bite-sized pieces for easier cooking.
Beat an egg in a bowl, and dip the chicken in the egg one piece at a time.
Coat the chicken with flour and cornstarch to make sure it does not burn.
Heat up oil in a pan and add the chicken.
While the chicken is cooking, mix all of the sauce ingredients together in a bowl.
When the chicken is fully cooked, place the pieces on a plate to cool for a few minutes.
Pour the sauce onto the chicken slowly and evenly.
After the sauce is on the chicken, sprinkle sesame seeds on the chicken.
You can use as many pieces of chicken as you want.
This meal feeds up to four people, so if you make it for yourself like I did, you'll have something sweet and crunchy for dinner for the next couple of days.
Chicken Ingredients
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts $6.98
1 tbsp. oil $2.50
6 tbsp. flour $1.56
1 egg $2.28 (carton)
3 tbsp. cornstarch $1
Sesame seeds $3.98
Sauce Ingredients
6 tbsp. honey $2.12
4 tbsp. ketchup $2.82
3 tbsp. sugar $3.72
1 tbsp. brown sugar $1.14
2 tbsp. white vinegar 82 cents
3 tbsp. soy sauce $1.52
\0xBD tsp. salt $1.98
1 tsp. garlic powder $1.64
1 tbsp. water
2 tbsp. cornstarch (price listed above)
Anne Dawson is an intrigue writer for The Plainsman. She can be reached at intrigue@theplainsman.com.
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