Instant Pot Sesame Chicken


Instant Pot Sesame Chicken

Instant Pot Sesame Chicken

Dump and start Instant Pot sesame chicken cooked in a rich honey soy sauce. This Chinese classic is made so easy in the Instant Pot, perfect for a busy mid-week dinner and definitely much better than a take out!
Here’s another family favorite, honey sesame chicken made in the Instant Pot! It’s definitely one of the recipes that go in our monthly rotation, and we usually serve it with plain white rice.

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    Ingredients
   
    2-3 chicken breasts boneless, skinless, diced into bite size pcs.
    1 onion diced   
    2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
    2 tbsp sesame seeds  
    2 tbsp hoisin sauce
    1/2 c soy sauce   
    5 tbsp honey
    3 tbsp garlic minced   
    1 green onion diced, more for topping if desired
    1 tbsp brown sugar   
    3 tbsp ginger I use minced, jarred
    4 tbsp cornstarch + 4 tbsp cold water
    2 tbsp sesame oil can use olive oil
   
   
    Instructions 

number one Add your diced onions, sesame oil, diced raw chicken breasts, 1.5 tbsp minced garlic   and 1.5 tbsp minced ginger into your pot. Set to saute.
number two Mix all ingredients together so chicken pcs. are coated, cook until pink on outside of chicken pcs. is gone.
number three Turn Instant Pot off.
number four Whisk together remaining ingredients except cornstarch, and only use 1 tbsp of your sesame seeds, pour into your pot. Stir so all chicken pieces are nicely coated.
number five Close lid and steam valve and set to pressure high for 3 minutes.
number six Do a quick release, lift lid and set to saute again if you want the sauce to be thicker.
number seven In a small bowl whisk together your cornstarch and cold water well so there are no lumps, add this into your IP once it begins to bubble on the saute setting.
eight numbers Stir for 1-2 minutes until sauce begins to thicken, then turn pot off and unplug so it doesn't continue to cook.
number nine Serve on top of rice sprinkled with your remaining tbsp of sesame seeds and add some diced green onions if desired.
   

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