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🍽️ Crispy Sesame Chicken with Chili-Lime Sauce
310 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 30 g peeled sesame (3 tbsp)
- 720 g chicken breast fillet (4 chicken breast fillets)
- 3 g ginger (1 piece)
- 1 red chili pepper
- 1 organic lime
- 4 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp honey
- 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 3 tbsp oyster sauce
Instructions
- 1. Toast the sesame seeds in a non-stick pan without added fat until they are golden brown and fragrant.
- 2. Remove the toasted sesame seeds from the pan and place them on a clean plate to the side.
- 3. Rinse the chicken breast fillets under running water.
- 4. Pat the fillets completely dry with kitchen paper.
- 5. Peel the ginger root.
- 6. Finely chop the ginger.
- 7. Cut the chili pepper in half lengthwise.
- 8. Remove the seeds and white pith from the chili.
- 9. Finely chop the deseeded chili.
- 10. Rinse the lime under hot water.
- 11. Dry the lime with a cloth.
- 12. Finely grate the colored outer skin of the lime (zest).
- 13. Cut the lime in half.
- 14. Squeeze the juice from the lime.
- 15. Place the chopped ginger into a small bowl.
- 16. Add the chopped chili to the bowl.
- 17. Add the lime zest to the bowl.
- 18. Add the soy sauce to the bowl.
- 19. Add the honey to the bowl.
- 20. Add the oil to the bowl.
- 21. Add the oyster sauce to the bowl.
- 22. Whisk all ingredients in the bowl vigorously with a fork or spoon until a homogeneous sauce forms.
- 23. Preheat a grill pan on the stovetop to high heat.
- 24. Brush the chicken breast fillets generously with the prepared chili-honey sauce.
- 25. Place the marinated fillets into the hot grill pan.
- 26. Grill the chicken breast for about 12 minutes.
- 27. Turn the fillets several times during cooking to ensure even cooking.
- 28. Brush the fillets with the remaining sauce each time you turn them.
- 29. Sprinkle the cooked chicken breast fillets with the toasted sesame seeds.
- 30. Drizzle the dish with fresh lime juice to taste as a final touch.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 310
- Protein: 46 g · Fett/Fat: 10 g · Carbs: 6 g