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sesame chicken recipe

Fakeaway Sesame Chicken

Air Fryer Sesame Chicken for a fakeaway at home

Ingredients
  

  • ngredients
  • Crispy Chicken:
  • 400 g chicken fillets
  • 3 tbsp cornflour
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • Sauce
  • 1.5 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1.5 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 3 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • To garnish
  • sesame seeds
  • chopped spring onions

Instructions
 

  • Take the chicken thigh fillets, trim off the excess fat, and cut into bite-sized chunks.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, mix the cornflour, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika.
  • Place the chicken in the bowl with the cornflour mixture, and mix, ensuring every piece of chicken is completely covered.
  • Drizzle the oil over the chicken in the bowl and mix it all up.
  • You should end up with very sticky chicken pieces.
  • Place the chicken in the airfryer and cook at 190C for about 15-18 minutes – until the chicken is fully cooked and no longer pink in the middle.
  • Whilst the chicken is cooking make your sauce.
  • Add all of the sauce ingredients to a microwave-safe bowl and stir together.
  • Microwave on high for about 1 minute then stir.
  • Remove the chicken from the air fryer and toss the chicken in the sauce
  • Sprinkle on the sesame seeds and spring onions and enjoy.
Keyword budget meal, chicken, chinese, fakeaway