Name: Crispy Honey Sesame Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 lb chicken tenders, cut into bite size pieces; 1 cup flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 egg; 1 cup milk; Oil for frying | vegetable, peanut or canola; 1/3 cup honey; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 1 teaspoon ground ginger

How do you make Crispy Honey Sesame Chicken?

Start by cutting up some chicken tenders, whisking together some milk and an egg in a bowl, and blending some flour and salt in another bowl.

one bowl of flour, one bowl of milk and egg whisked together and chopped up chicken tenders top prep for the honey sesame chicken

Dredge each piece of chicken in the milk and egg mixture, then toss it into the flour.

chicken with egg wash on it transferred to flour bowl

Set the floured chicken aside until your are ready for frying. Heat up enough oil to come about halfway up a cast iron skillet. You could also use a heavy bottom dutch oven. Fry each piece of chicken for 3-4 minutes until golden brown. I worked in two batches to make sure the pan didn't get too crowded.

Let the fried chicken cool on a wired wrack and mix together honey, chili garlic sauce, soy sauce and sesame oil for the sauce. Drizzle the sauce over the fried chicken and serve immediately.

crispy fried chicken ready for honey sesame sauce

chicken tossed in copycat panda express honey sesame sauce

You can serve this chicken on it's own or with a side of stir fry vegetables and rice! The honey sesame sauce is delicious over pretty much anything. This recipe makes enough sauce to pour over your stir fry.

several pieces of crispy honey sesame chicken over fresh vegetables and brown rice

Many of you will probably ask if you can bake this honey sesame chicken. Short answer, yes you could but I promise it is worth the extra clean up (and calories) to shallow fry it. It tastes worlds better. If I haven't convinced you, you can preheat your oven to 450 degrees and bake the chicken for 10-15 minutes until cooked through (the internal temperature should be at least 165). But trust me, frying is the way to go.

bite of fried crispy honey sesame chicken

If you like this copycat Panda Express Honey Sesame Chicken recipe you can rate it and leave a comment below. If you take a picture tag me on Instagram @hungrywaitress! Here's the recipe:

Crispy Honey Sesame Chicken

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Author: The Hungry Waitress
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 4 1x

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Description

Looking for a delicious dinner recipe? This better than takeout honey sesame chicken recipe is a must!

Instructions

Whisk together the milk and an egg in a bowl and blend the flour and salt in another bowl.
Dredge each piece of chicken in the milk and egg mixture, then toss it into the flour mixture and set the floured chicken aside until your are ready for frying.
Heat up enough oil to come about halfway up a heavy bottom cast iron skillet or Dutch oven to 350 degrees.
Working in two batches, fry the pieces of chicken for 3-4 minutes until golden brown. Let the fried chicken cool on a wired wrack.
Mix together the honey, chili garlic sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil and ground ginger for the sauce and drizzle over the fried chicken and serve immediately.