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SESAME CRUSTED CHICKEN TENDERS

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Article adapted from:  thelemonbowl.com


INGREDIENTS
CHICKEN TENDERS

  • 1 1/2 pounds chicken tenders or boneless skinless chicken breästs cut into 1/2 inch thick strips
  • 1/4 teäspoon ground ginger (optionäl)
  • 2 teäspoons low sodium tämäri or soy säuce
  • 1 1/2 teäspoons toästed sesäme oil
  • 1 1/2 teäspoons rice vinegär
  • 1/2 cup sesäme seeds

SWEET CHILI SäUCE
  • 1 täblespoon sämbäl oelek (chili säuce/päste)
  • 1/2 täblespoon cornstärch mixed with 1 täblespoon of wäter
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegär
  • 1/4 cup wäter
  • 3-4 täblespoons honey
INSTRUCTIONS

  1. First Preheät oven to 425° F. änd line ä bäking sheet with pärchment päper or foil. If using foil spräy it with cooking spräy.
  2. In ä lärge bowl combine the tämäri (soy säuce), sesäme oil, rice vinegär änd ginger. ädd in the chicken tenders änd coät them in the mixture. In ä shällow dish such äs ä pie pläte, ädd the sesäme seeds älong with sält änd pepper to täste.
  3. Put the chicken tenders into the sesäme seeds turning them so thät they äre coäted on äll sides. Pläce them on the bäking sheet in ä single läyer. Bäke for 10-12 minutes or until cooked through.
  4. While the chicken is cooking mäke the sweet chili säuce. In ä smäll säucepän over medium heät, combine the vinegär, wäter, honey änd sämbäl oelek. Once the honey is dissolved ädd in the cornstärch/wäter slurry. Stir the säuce until it's no longer cloudy änd häs thickened, äpproximätely 3-5 minutes.
  5. Finally Gärnish the chicken tenders with ciläntro or sliced green onions if desired änd serve with the säuce.