Sweet and Savory Chicken

This is a asian inspired chicken dish that we totally made up. It is inspired by so many dishes such as Sweet and Sour, Orange, Honey Garlic, Sesame, General Tso's and Bourbon chicken. All in all, it is a sweet, sour, savory, and saucy chicken dish that the whole family will enjoy.

this Recipe

First things first. In a wok over medium-high heat, heat the cooking oil only (do not put the sesame oil in at this time).

Then, add the chicken to the wok and cook until browned on all sides. Once it is cooked, set chicken with oil and drippings aside in a medium bowl (do not discard the drippings).

Now for the sauce. heat the sesame oil in wok over medium-high heat, then add the garlic and ginger and cook until golden brown, about 30 seconds.

Add the brown sugar, ponzu or soy sauce, vinegar, pineapple juice, orange juice, chicken broth, ketchup, honey, hoisin sauce, and red pepper flakes to the pan and let come to a boil.

Add the chicken, juices and all back to the pan and let come back to boil, uncovered. Then, lower the temperature to medium-low. Let simmer for 10 minutes, then add the carrots and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and simmer 5 minutes more.

In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch with the water and add it to to sauce. Mix and cook till it is thickened.

Mix in the steamed broccoli. We pre steam the broccoli that way it won't be too mushy and take away the vibrant green color.

Garnish with sesame seeds and serve with rice. We use tricolored sesame seeds because it matches well with the colors in this recipe, but any sesame seed colors will do. Enjoy!