AuthorNorma OlyaDifficultyBeginnerInstant Pot Sesame Chicken – your favorite takeout chicken made at home! Chicken cooked in a sweet and savory honey sauce – and it’s ready in less than 30 minutes in the pressure cooker!
Turn pressure cooker to saute setting. Add sesame oil. Once oil is hot, brown chicken.
Once chicken is browned, press cancel or stop.
In a small bowl, whisk together honey, soy sauce, hot water, garlic, and crushed red pepper flakes. Stir into pressure cooker.
Lock lid on pressure cooker and close pressure release valve. Adjust settings to pressure cook on high for 5 minutes.
Once done, quick release by carefully opening pressure release valve and removing lid once pressure is completely released.
In a small bowl, whisk togeher cornstarch and cold water. Pour into pressure cooker.
Press the saute button and let simmer until thickened, only a couple minutes.
Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
Serve on rice with green onions on top.
Ingredients
Directions
Turn pressure cooker to saute setting. Add sesame oil. Once oil is hot, brown chicken.
Once chicken is browned, press cancel or stop.
In a small bowl, whisk together honey, soy sauce, hot water, garlic, and crushed red pepper flakes. Stir into pressure cooker.
Lock lid on pressure cooker and close pressure release valve. Adjust settings to pressure cook on high for 5 minutes.
Once done, quick release by carefully opening pressure release valve and removing lid once pressure is completely released.
In a small bowl, whisk togeher cornstarch and cold water. Pour into pressure cooker.
Press the saute button and let simmer until thickened, only a couple minutes.
Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
Serve on rice with green onions on top.
