Sticky Sesame Chicken
Sticky Sesame Chicken is a fragrant Asian main course featuring tender chicken thighs coated in a glossy sesame glaze, served with fluffy jasmine rice and crisp steamed vegetables. The TM7 weighs, mixes and cooks everything in one bowl, so the sauce reduces evenly without burning. Ideal for a quick weeknight dinner with minimal washing up.
About this recipe
Sticky Sesame Chicken with the Thermomix TM7 brings a classic Asian takeaway favourite straight into your own kitchen as an all-in-one kitchen machine recipe. Boneless chicken thighs are pan-glazed in a sweet soy and honey sauce thickened with corn starch and an egg, then scattered with nutty sesame seeds and served with fluffy jasmine rice, tender carrots and crunchy sugar snap peas. Searching for easy sticky chicken recipes ends here: the TM7 weighs the sauce ingredients straight into the bowl, blends the corn starch mixture silky-smooth and heats the glaze at a controlled temperature so the sugars caramelise into that signature stickiness without burning. Meanwhile the Varoma gently steams the vegetables, keeping the sugar snap peas bright and crisp. It is a quick weeknight dinner that looks impressive enough for weekend guests, all prepared with one bowl and minimal washing up afterwards.
Preparation tips
- Pat the chicken thighs dry with kitchen paper before coating them in corn starch; a dry surface helps the glaze cling and gives that signature sticky, caramelised edges rather than a watery sauce.
- Toast the sesame seeds in a dry pan until golden before sprinkling them over the finished chicken; this simple step deepens their nutty flavour dramatically compared to raw seeds.
- Steam the carrots a few minutes longer than the sugar snap peas by placing the peas on top of the chicken in the Varoma, so each vegetable keeps its ideal bite for serving.
Recipe variations
- Gluten-free version: replace the soy sauce with tamari and check that your corn starch is certified gluten-free. The glaze turns out just as glossy and sticky, making this sticky sesame chicken suitable for coeliacs without losing any flavour.
- Festive variation: swap the chicken thighs for chicken wing segments and double the glaze, then serve the sticky sesame wings as a party snack with sesame seeds and sliced spring onion at birthdays or game nights.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Weigh the soy sauce and honey directly into the mixing bowl, because the Thermomix integrated scale ensures the glaze balances sweet and salty every single time. [Time Savings]
- The Thermomix mixes the corn starch and egg into a lump-free coating, giving the sesame glaze a silky consistency that clings to every chicken thigh. [Multi-Function]
- Automatic temperature control heats the honey glaze gently, so the sugars caramelise into a sticky coating without burning on the base of the bowl. [Precision Control]
- The Thermomix steams the carrots and sugar snap peas in the Varoma while the rice cooks below, delivering crisp vegetables and fluffy jasmine rice simultaneously. [Multi-Function]
- The Thermomix grinds toasted sesame seeds to a coarse crumb in seconds, releasing their nutty oils for maximum flavour in the sticky coating. [Multi-Function]
Ingredients
- olive oil
- chicken thighs, boneless and skinless
- jasmine rice
- water
- salt
- carrots
- sugar snap peas
- large egg
- corn starch
- paprika