Sticky sesame chicken recipe (with or without chilli!)
At this time of year it’s important to have a few recipes under your belt that can do double time as fantastic dinners and delicious picnic fare – and this recipe for sticky sesame chicken is just that.
Scrumptious eaten hot or cold, this is a summertime favourite from my family table and picnic cooler. And just like that, you’ve levelled up to Masterchef status with the kids!
- Makes : 4
- Prep time : 10 mins
- Cooking time : 30 mins
Sticky sesame chicken recipe
- ½ cup light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- juice of one lime
- 1 clove of garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, crushed
- pinch of dried chilli flakes (optional)
- 4 chicken drumsticks
- 4 chicken thighs
- sesame seeds
- a handful of coriander, chopped
- fresh red chilli, thinly sliced to garnish (optional)
Method
- Pre-heat the oven to 200°C and lightly oil a baking dish.
- Combine the soy, fish sauce, honey, oyster sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, lime juice, garlic, ginger and chilli flakes (if using) in a bowl and mix together.
- Place the chicken in the baking dish and pour over the sauce. Turn the chicken in the sauce to make sure it’s been coated thoroughly.
- Place in the hot oven and allow to bake for 20 to 30 minutes until the chicken is nicely caramelised in colour, sticky and cooked through.
- Remove from the oven, plate up and sprinkle the sesame seeds on top, along with the coriander and red chilli slices (if using).
Notes
- Enjoy hot with steamed vegetables and rice, or cold with salad. Either way – delicious!
- You can double the chicken without having to double the sauce recipe to serve more – it will just need to be cooked for longer.
- Not everyone in my family is big on chilli, so typically I serve this sticky sesame chicken on a rectangular platter – half is daintily sprinkled with sesame seeds and deftly sprinkled with coriander, while the other half looks like the morning after New Year’s, so heavy handed am I with garnishing. It’s a celebration plate. Kind of. Or at least if you love chilli as much as we do.
- This recipe is originally from Simply Delicious before being tweaked and embraced by my brood.
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