Name: Sesame honey chicken and rice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/4 cup honey; 2 tablespoon oyster sauce; 2 tablespoon soy sauce; 2 teaspoon sesame oil; 500 gram chicken thigh fillets, cut into 2cm pieces; 3 teaspoon cornflour; 1 1/2 tablespoon vegetable or peanut oil; 200 gram green beans, halved diagonally; 2 carrots, peeled, cut into matchsticks; 4 green onions, cut into 4cm lengths; 2 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted; cooked long-grain rice, to serve

Sesame honey chicken and rice

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

15M

Total

30M

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Ingredients

1/4 cup honey

2 tablespoon oyster sauce

2 tablespoon soy sauce

2 teaspoon sesame oil

500 gram chicken thigh fillets, cut into 2cm pieces

3 teaspoon cornflour

1 1/2 tablespoon vegetable or peanut oil

200 gram green beans, halved diagonally

2 carrots, peeled, cut into matchsticks

4 green onions, cut into 4cm lengths

2 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted

cooked long-grain rice, to serve

Method

1.Whisk honey, oyster sauce, soy sauce and sesame oil together. Transfer half sauce mixture to a bowl. Add chicken and cornflour, toss to combine.

2.Heat a wok or large frying pan over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil, swirl to coat surface. Stir-fry chicken, in batches, 3 minutes each, or until browned and cooked. Transfer to a heatproof plate. Cover with foil to keep warm. Wipe wok clean.

3.Add remaining oil to wok. Stir-fry beans, 2 minutes. Add carrot, stir-fry 1 minute more, or until vegetables are just tender. Return chicken to wok. Add onion, remaining sauce mixture and sesame seed. Stir-fry, 2 minutes, or until heated and combined. Serve with rice.

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