Sesame-Coated Chicken

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When I archetypal made this look -- ahem, years agone -- cilantro wasn't disposable astatine astir market stores, and cookbook authors referred to it arsenic "coriander," arsenic was the lawsuit for this archetypal recipe.

These days, erstwhile cilantro is successful the constituent list, I look for lime to beryllium included arsenic well. It was rather casual to substitute lime foodstuff for the archetypal lemon. The result: yet different speedy mode to navigator chickenhearted connected a weeknight.

Serve with slices of avocado drizzled with a mild olive oil.

Adapted from "A Chef’s Tale," by Pierre Franey with Richard Flaste and Bryan Miller (Knopf, 1994).

Ingredients

1/2 cupful sesame seeds (preferably a substance of achromatic and white, conscionable for interest)
4 boneless, skinless chickenhearted bosom halves (no tenderloins; 1 1/4 pounds total)
Kosher salt
Freshly crushed achromatic pepper
3/4-inch portion caller ginger root
1 oregon 2 limes
Leaves from 6 to 8 stems cilantro (may substitute flat-leaf parsley)
1 spoon rootlike oil
1 spoon toasted sesame oil
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
1 tablespoonful low-sodium soy sauce

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

Calories
400
Fat
27 g
Saturated Fat
10 g
Carbohydrates
4 g
Sodium
330 mg
Cholesterol
115 mg
Protein
37 g
Fiber
2 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from "A Chef’s Tale," by Pierre Franey with Richard Flaste and Bryan Miller (Knopf, 1994).

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published October 4, 2011

Updated March 14, 2026