Crispy sesame chicken

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 46.

	this recipe	typical
egg	8%	0%
liquid	13%	2%
aromatics	1%	1%
sweetener	9%	8%
fat	2%	1%

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

500 g	500 g (1lb) chicken breasts (cubed into bite-size pieces )
50 g	1 egg (beaten)
32 g	2 tbsp soy sauce
120 g	1 cup flour
64 g	1/2 cup cornstarch / cornflour
	oil (for frying)
14 g	1 tbsp canola / vegetable oil
9 g	3 garlic cloves (crushed )
85 g	1/3 cup soy sauce
79 g	1/3 cup water
53 g	1/4 cup brown sugar (You could add up to one third cup sugar if you prefer the sauce to be sweeter.)
30 g	2 tbsp rice vinegar / lemon juice
9 g	2 tsp sesame oil
27 g	2 tbsp sesame seeds
8 g	1 tbsp cornstarch / cornflour (mixed with 2 tbsp water )

Method: 7 steps, published by simply-delicious-food.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Great recipe! Delicious and easy. Served with Lomein noodles and steamed broccoli. Next time, I’ll double the sauce.” — a cook, 4.0★