Thursday, June 2, 2016

Super Sticky Asian Chicken Bites






Ingredients

Chicken Bites

8 ounces chicken breast, cubed (or however much you need to make)
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 egg, whisked
1 cup panko breadcrumbs (any flavor you choose)

Asian Sauce

1 1/2 tbsp. vegetable oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 tbsp. honey
1 1/2 tbsp. creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 tsp. sriracha
1 tsp. sesame oil
1/8 tsp sesame seeds
extra seeds for garnish if desired
extra green onions for garnish if desired


Directions


For the Chicken Bites:

1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2) Bread your chicken. (Flour, egg, then panko breadcrumbs)
3) Line chicken on a baking sheet ( you can line it with wax paper or spray with non stick cooking spray)
4) Cook the chicken in the oven for about 15-20 minutes (or until fully cooked and lightly browned on the outside.
5) Take the chicken out and toss with the Sticky Asian Sauce
6) Serve immediately and garnish with the sesame seeds and green onions if desired.

Sticky Asian Sauce

1) Heat the oil in a large pot.
2) Add the garlic and saute for about one minute.
3) Add in the honey and peanut butter and whisk until creamy and bubbly about 1-2 minutes.
4) Whisk in the soy sauce, sriracha, sesame oil and sesame seeds (if using them). Simmer for 2-3 minutes until thickened.
5) Set aside until the chicken is ready and then toss with the chicken.


Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 15-20 minutes
total : 30-35 minutes

Serves 2-4


With this recipe if you are going to use it more for an appetizer than you'll definitely wanna double it up. Tastes great paired with white rice. A little  trick I learned to try to cut down on dishes and time is once you have the chicken cut put it into a bowl add the flour and mix around ensuring they are all covered, then add the whisked egg(s) and mix around and then do the same with the breading (adding more if needed) It saves a little time with the prep work.