Orange Sesame Chicken

 
 

Prep Time: 10 min // Cook Time: 25 min //

Total: 35 min // Serving: 12 drumsticks

My orange sesame chicken is a finger licking good chicken dish. I use chicken drumsticks but chicken thighs will work as well. To make this recipe, make sure you thoroughly coat the chicken with seasoned flour. I add a pinch of salt and black pepper to the flour to add flavor to the chicken coating. Brown all sides of each drumsticks in a frying pan so that sweet tangy sauce will stick to the chicken. Simmer the chicken with the sauce on a medium low heat until the chicken is cooked. Toast some sesame seeds while simmer the chicken. This will add extra sesame flavor to the chicken. This dish is great to eat when hot, but also tastes good when it is cold. Leftover chicken meat makes a great chicken salad too. Don’t worry about what to do with the leftover over orange juice concentrate here. The amount of leftover orange juice concentrate is the perfect amount for my frozen creamsicle yogurt sandwich recipe.

 

Ingredients:

  • 3 Lbs. chicken drumsticks (~12 drumsticks)

  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil

  • 1 tablespoons sesame seeds

Sauce:

  • ¾ cup 100% orange juice concentrate

  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons sesame oil

  • 1 tablespoon honey

  • 1 ½ tablespoons chopped garlic

  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger

Seasoned Flour:

  • 2/3 cup flour

  • ¼  teaspoon salt

  • 1 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions:

1. Rinse and pat dry chicken drumsticks

2. Combine flour, salt and black pepper in a zip lock bag to make seasoned flour

3. Place chicken drumsticks in the zip lock bag and coat with the seasoned flour

4. Combine all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and mix well

5. Heat 2 tablespoons of sesame oil in a nonstick frying pan

6. Place the chicken drumsticks in the frying pan

7. Brown all sides of the drumsticks (about 3-5 minutes each side)

8. Place a spoonful of the sauce on each drumstick

9. Pour the remaining sauce over the drumsticks

10. Cover with lid and simmer for 10 minutes or until the drumsticks are fully cooked

11. Toast 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds in another nonstick frying pan until lightly brown (about 5-10 minutes) while simmering the drumsticks

12. Place chicken drumsticks in a large bowl after they are cooked

13. Pour the sauce from the pan over the drumsticks

14. Sprinkle sesame seed over the drumsticks

15. Serve warm