Ingredients

  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice wine or sherry
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 egg white
  • 1/3 cup white sesame seeds, or as needed
  • 1/2 cup black sesame seeds, or as needed
  • Spray oil
  • Dipping Sauces (optional) (see Notes)

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 400F.
  • Wash and dry the chicken breasts and trim off any fat.
  • Cut the breasts on the diagonal into strips the size of your baby finger.
  • Combine the ingredients for the marinade in a mixing bowl.
  • Add the chicken fingers and stir to mix.
  • Marinate the chicken for 3 hours, stirring once or twice.
  • Drain the chicken fingers in a strainer and blot dry with paper towels.
  • Place the egg white in a shallow bowl and lightly beat with a fork.
  • (Beat enough to break up the white, but not so much that it becomes foamy.)
  • Combine the sesame seeds in another shallow bowl and stir to mix.
  • Lightly spray a nonstick baking sheet with oil.
  • Using two forks, dip each chicken finger in the egg white, letting the excess drip off, then in the sesame seeds, taking care to coat all sides.
  • Arrange the chicken in a single layer on the baking sheet.
  • Bake until cooked, 8 to 10 minutes, turning once.
  • Serve at once with the dipping sauces.