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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Easy dinner:
Sesame Chicken Skewers with Ginger Slaw is a healthy dinner that you can make in under an hour.
TIP:
You can use a prepared slaw mix to save time!
As you may already know, I love shaking up classic recipes. My classic Sesame Chicken with Apple Carrot Slaw is pan-fried and crispy. For this sesame chicken, I added a skewer! That makes dinner a little more fun to eat.
I also paired it with a tangy ginger slaw to round out the flavors and make the dish into a meal. Perfect for a summer gathering!
How to make sesame chicken skewers:
- 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 separate, shallow bowl
- Thread chicken onto skewers
- Cook in a nonstick skillet, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides and chicken is cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes
This recipe has the perfect balance of feeling fresh and filling. I love to prepare it for my summer get togethers and grill the chicken skewers, but I also love to make it on the stove in the winter when I am needing a meal that reminds me of warmer days.
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 1/3 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.
More sesame and ginger recipes:
Sesame Chicken Skewers with a flavorful Ginger Slaw make a fresh, easy dinner. The crispy chicken will be a hit with the entire family.
- 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 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp finely grated fresh ginger
- 1 tbsp packed light brown sugar
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- ⅓ cup canola oil
- 1 large egg
- 2 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (1½ lbs total) cut into 1-inch cubes
- ½ cup sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- ¼ tsp salt
- 8 6-inch bamboo skewers
- 2 tbsp canola oil
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For Ginger Slaw, toss together cabbage, bell peppers, snow peas, scallion and cucumber in large serving bowl; set aside.
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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.
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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.
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Heat remaining 2 tbsp 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.
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Pour dressing over ginger slaw and toss until coated well; serve with warm chicken skewers.
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.
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Writing Anne Marie Miller & Tara Teaspoon. Recipes, Photography and Food Styling Tara Teaspoon. LHJ 06/07
Luci says
That looks so delicious. I have chicken in the freezer and I only need to get sesame seeds to make it.