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    TaraTeaspoon » Recipes » Easy Dinners

    Sesame Chicken Skewers with Ginger Slaw

    Published: Jun 20, 2019 · Updated: Jul 30, 2022 by Tara Teaspoon · This page contains affiliate and sponsored links. See my full disclosure

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    Sesame Chicken Skewers with a flavorful Ginger Slaw make a fresh, easy dinner. The crispy chicken will be a hit with the entire family.


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    How to make ginger slaw:

    • Toss together cabbage, bell peppers, snow peas, scallions and cucumbers in a large bowl, set aside
    • Whisk together vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, sugar and pepper flakes in another bowl until sugar is dissolved
    • Add ⅓ cup oil in slow stream, whisking constantly until thickened and emulsified
    • Toss dressing with vegetables

    This ginger slaw is simple and versatile and goes nicely with just about anything. I make it with sesame chicken skewers, as well as beef or even pork.

    TIP:

    Save the ginger dressing in the refrigerator for up to a week and use it to embellish any of your salads, or a nice rice bowl. Let me know what you pair it with!

    Ginger slaw is versatile and pairs with any meat.

    You can also pair the ginger slaw with other meats and use the dressing on any Asian salad.

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    Sesame Chicken Skewers With Ginger Slaw

    Tara Teaspoon
    Sesame Chicken Skewers with a flavorful Ginger Slaw make a fresh, easy dinner. The crispy chicken will be a hit with the entire family.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Work Time 25 minutes mins
    Cook Time 12 minutes mins
    Total Time 40 minutes mins
    Course Dinner
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
      

    Ginger Slaw

    • ½ head (about 2 lbs) Napa or Savoy cabbage (thinly sliced)
    • ½ red bell pepper (halved, stems and seeds discarded, thinly sliced)
    • ½ yellow bell pepper (halved, stems and seeds discarded, thinly sliced)
    • ¼ lb snow peas (trimmed, cut lengthwise into thin slices)
    • 2 scallions (thinly sliced)
    • ½ seedless cucumber (quartered lengthwise and sliced)
    • ¼ cup rice wine vinegar
    • 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
    • 1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger
    • 1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
    • 1 pinch red pepper flakes
    • ⅓ cup canola oil

    Sesame Chicken Skewers

    • 1 large egg
    • 2 tablespoon hoisin sauce
    • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (1½ lbs total) (cut into 1-inch cubes)
    • ½ cup sesame seeds
    • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 8 6-inch bamboo skewers
    • 2 tablespoon canola oil

    Instructions
     

    • For Ginger Slaw, toss together cabbage, bell peppers, snow peas, scallion and cucumber in large serving bowl; set aside.
    • In another bowl, whisk together vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, sugar and pepper flakes until sugar is dissolved. Add ⅓ cup oil in a slow stream, whisking constantly, until thickened and emulsified: set aside.
    • For the chicken: Whisk together egg and hoisin sauce in a shallow bowl; add chicken and turn until coated on all sides. Combine sesame seeds, cornstarch and salt in a shallow bowl. Thread chicken onto skewers and roll in sesame mixture, coating well on all sides.
    • Heat remaining 2 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over moderate heat. Add skewers and cook, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides and chicken is cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.
    • Pour dressing over ginger slaw and toss until coated well; serve with warm chicken skewers.

    Notes

    You can grill the skewers on an outdoor grill. Use a grill pan on top of the grates so the sesame coating doesn't come off as it cooks. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 573kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 32gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 125mgSodium: 577mgPotassium: 994mgFiber: 5gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 1370IUVitamin C: 97.2mgCalcium: 308mgIron: 4.8mg
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    More sesame and ginger recipes:

    Sesame Ginger Beef Salad 

    Korean BBQ Chicken Skewers.

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    Tara Teaspoon

    I’ve been in food publishing for over 25 years, creating recipes & food-styling for magazines, books, television, food brands, & advertising. With two cookbooks under my belt and thousands of my recipes at your fingertips, I hope you'll be inspired to spend more time in the kitchen!

    More about Tara

    Writing Anne Marie Miller & Tara Teaspoon. Recipes, Photography and Food Styling Tara Teaspoon. LHJ 06/07

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    1. Luci says

      July 16, 2019 at 11:12 am

      That looks so delicious. I have chicken in the freezer and I only need to get sesame seeds to make it.

      Reply
    2. Mia says

      January 05, 2021 at 10:20 pm

      I could DRINK this dressing1 DELICIOUS!

      Reply

    Hi, I'm Tara Teaspoon!

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