Sesame Chicken Sauce

Well, it's been quite awhile since I posted, but in this almost post apocalyptic 2020 era, I've been cooking more (and still not liking it.) But....the other night I cooked some asian chicken thighs using a Taste of Home recipe found here: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/asian-chicken-thighs/

I ended up adding to it and revising a bit, so now, I'm calling it my own! Les liked it a lot so I decided to add it to my recipe blog so I could keep it close.  This should work over nuggets too...try it on Chick Fil A nuggets.   I bet it would be great!

Enjoy!

Sesame chicken sauce

1/3 cup water

½ cup packed brown sugar

2 T. Orange juice

3 T. soy sauce

3 T ketchup

1 T rice vinegar

2 tsp garlic paste or 4 garlic cloves, crushed and minced

¼ cup sweet Thai chili sauce, Kikkomans

1 tsp sesame oil

2 tsp cornstarch

2 T. cold water

2 T. sesame seeds

Mix all ingredients through Thai chili sauce together in a saucepan or skillet.  Cook on low to reduce for about 30 minutes.  Mix cornstarch and water in a small bowl and add to sauce mixture.  Cook another 2 minutes.  While sauce is finishing, toast sesame seeds in a skillet for about 2 minutes.  Add sesame oil, cook about 30 seconds and pour sauce over cooked chicken, top with sesame seeds and serve over rice.