Panda Express Honey Sesame Chicken
This Panda Express Honey Sesame Chicken is a crispy, juicy, and all-time favorite copycat take-out recipe, we love and enjoy! Perfectly coated and beautifully glazed chicken pieces in sweetness, with crunchy veggies are just on another level. Once you make this, you'll be obsessed with it!
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless chicken breasts 1 inch strips
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil for the coating
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp white pepper
- 1 cup cornstarch
- ½ cup flour
- 2 cups vegetable oil for frying
- 3 oz yellow bell pepper tri-cut
- 4 oz string beans cut
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- the rest of the Ginger Garlic in Oil
- 1½ tsp sesame seeds
For the Sauce
- ¼ tsp lemon juice
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp white pepper
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- ¼ tsp xanthan gum
- ¼ tsp Ginger Garlic in Oil
- all the Chili Flakes in Oil
Ginger Garlic in Oil
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 2 tsp ginger powder
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 1 tsp water
Chili Flakes in Oil
- 1 tsp red chili flakes
- 2 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp hot vegetable oil (275℉)
Sesame Flavored Oil
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- ½ tsp sesame oil
Instructions
- Whisk the eggs, salt, and white pepper, in a medium bowl.2 large eggs, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp white pepper, 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- In a second bowl, mix together the cornstarch and the flour.1 cup cornstarch, ½ cup flour
- Dip the chicken pieces into the egg, then completely coat in the flour mixture.1 lb boneless chicken breasts
- Fry the chicken pieces in 350℉ oil, for 3-4 minutes until they are golden crispy. Drop them one at a time to prevent sticking to each other. In the last 15 seconds of frying, add the string beans and the yellow bell peppers. Then take everything out in a container.2 cups vegetable oil for frying, 3 oz yellow bell pepper, 4 oz string beans
Ginger Garlic in Oil
- Mix the ingredients together in a small container and put it away for the sauce.1 tbsp minced garlic, 2 tsp ginger powder, 1 tsp vegetable oil, 1 tsp water
Chili Flakes in Oil
- Add all the ingredients together and mix them for 10 seconds.1 tsp red chili flakes, 2 tbsp water, 2 tbsp hot vegetable oil
The Honey Sauce
- In a small sauce container mix the water, sugar, honey, white vinegar, cornstarch, xantham gum, vegetable oil, salt, white pepper, lemon juice, Ginger Garlic in Oil, and Chili Flakes in Oil.¼ tsp lemon juice, ½ cup water, ¼ cup white sugar, 1 tbsp honey, 1 tsp vegetable oil, ½ tsp salt, ¼ tsp white pepper, 1 tsp cornstarch, 1 tsp white vinegar, ¼ tsp xanthan gum, ¼ tsp Ginger Garlic in Oil, all the Chili Flakes in Oil
Sesame Flavored Oil
- Mix the vegetable oil and the sesame oil together for 5 seconds.1 tsp vegetable oil, ½ tsp sesame oil
- In a wok or a pan, over MEDIUM-HIGH heat, add vegetable oil and the rest of the Ginger Garlic in Oil until fragrant (few seconds).1 tbsp vegetable oil, the rest of the Ginger Garlic in Oil
- Pour all the honey sauce mixture into the wok, and heat to boiling to thicken, then turn off the heat.
- Add in the chicken and vegetable mixture, then pour the Sesame Flavored Oil around the rim of the wok.
- Toss until the mixture is fully coated, then garnish with the sesame seeds.1½ tsp sesame seeds
Notes
- If you want to add more crisp and crunch to the chicken, place it to the freezer overnight. Make sure you let the chicken cool down. The next day refry the frozen chicken for 2-3 minutes and now add the yellow bell pepper and string beans. Then just continue the process.