Dinner for 4
Honey Sesame Chicken with eggs
$11.47for 437 minServes 4
Crisp chicken pieces simmer in a sweet, savory sauce made with honey, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and sesame oil.
Photo: carlsbadcravings.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical | 1.5 lb | $5.24Typical price |
 | Eggs$0.30 each typical | 2 | $0.60Typical price |
 | Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.5 | $0.30Typical price |
| Fresh ginger$0.40/oz typical | 0.25 oz | $0.10Typical price |
 | Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.35Typical price |
| Green onions$1.19 each typical | 0.5 | $0.59Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $11.47 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsOlive and cooking oilHoney or maple syrupSoy sauceMustard, mayo, ketchupAsian sauces and pastesSugar and brown sugar
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Chicken breast, boneless for Chicken thighs, bone-in or bonelessabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
- 37 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings (the source says 6, which counts pieces)
- $$typical cost tier
ChineseDairy-freeBudgetFamilyDinners
$2.87 per serving$11.47 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb chicken breasts or thighs cut into 1" pieces
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp eagh ginger powder
- canola or vegetable oil for pan frying (optional)
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp asian sweet chili sauce
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 tbsp rice wine
- 1 1/2 tsp asian chili sauce
- 1 1/2 tsp cornstarch
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp freshly grated ginger or 1 tsp ground
- toasted sesame seeds
- green onions
Steps
- Whisk the eggs in a bowl, then mix flour, cornstarch, and ginger powder in a second bowl.
- Dip the chicken pieces in egg, coat them in the flour mixture, and rest them for 5 minutes.
- Heat a thin layer of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Cook the chicken for 10 to 12 minutes, turning often, until crisp and 165 F inside.
- Whisk honey, soy sauce, ketchup, oyster sauce, sugar, sweet chili sauce, sesame oil, rice wine, chili sauce, cornstarch, garlic, and ginger in a saucepan.
- Simmer the sauce for 5 minutes, toss in the chicken, and cook for 2 minutes before adding sesame seeds and green onions.
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