ASIAN-INSPIRED HONEY-VANILLA CHICKEN

Asian-Inspired Honey-Vanilla Chicken image

One day I had an extreme craving for Chinese food, mainly chicken. So... I decided to create my own 'Sesame-Sweet-Spicy-Sour-Styled-Asian-Inspired' chicken, and here it is.

Provided by LaChefMadam

Time 45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon orange juice
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce, or to taste
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1 tablespoon honey
½ teaspoon minced garlic
½ tablespoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
½ teaspoon sesame oil
½ cup vegetable oil
2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast meat - cut into strips

Steps:

Stir together soy sauce, orange juice, hot pepper sauce, vanilla, brown sugar, and honey until dissolved. Season with minced garlic, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning. Whisk in sesame oil and vegetable oil until combined.
Toss chicken with marinade, cover, and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes.
Adjust oven rack to its top position, and turn oven on to Broil.
Place chicken into a baking dish or baking sheet. Broil until golden brown, 5 to 8 minutes. Turn chicken over, and continue broiling until no longer pink, about 5 minutes more.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 361.4 calories, Carbohydrate 6.7 g, Cholesterol 86.3 mg, Fat 22.2 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 32.2 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 547.7 mg, Sugar 5.7 g