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David Murphy

Instant Pot Sesame Chicken

You'll love this one pot instant pot sesame chicken recipe!
Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Additional Time 15 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings: 4 Servings
Course: Instant Pot
Cuisine: Chinese

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs cut into cubes
  • ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon minced ginger
  • Red pepper flakes to taste

Instructions
 

  1. Add the chicken, soy sauce, honey, water, sesame oil, ketchup, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger and red pepper flakes into the Instant Pot insert.
  2. Mix everything well, close the lid and set the pressure release valve to seal.
  3. Adjust to pressure cook or manual on high for 4 minutes.
  4. Cook till done then perform a quick pressure release and open the Instant Pot.
  5. Select the Sauté setting on low heat.
  6. Make the cornstarch slurry by combining the cornstarch and water in a mixing bowl until smooth and add this into the sesame chicken and combine.
  7. Cook mixing regularly until the sauce thickens, anything up to 5 minutes or to your preference.
  8. Switch off the heat and serve your Instant Pot Garlic Sesame Chicken over rice and with any desired garnishes.

Notes

Cornstarch Slurry:
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
Additional Cooking Time:
  • It will take approximately 8-10 minutes for your Instant Pot to come to pressure. Then there is an additional 5 minutes of cooking time for cooking the chicken in the sauce while it thickens with the added cornstarch slurry.

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