Instant Pot Sesame Chicken

Step 1

Add your diced onions, sesame oil, diced raw chicken breasts, 1.5 tbsp minced garlic and 1.5 tbsp minced ginger into your pot. Set to saute.

Step 2

Mix all ingredients together so chicken pcs. are coated, cook until pink on outside of chicken pcs. is gone.

Step 3

Turn Instant Pot off.

Step 4

Whisk together remaining ingredients except cornstarch, and only use 1 tbsp of your sesame seeds, pour into your pot. Stir so all chicken pieces are nicely coated.

Step 5

Close lid and steam valve and set to pressure high for 3 minutes.

Step 6

Do a quick release, lift lid and set to saute again if you want the sauce to be thicker.

Step 7

In a small bowl whisk together your cornstarch and cold water well so there are no lumps, add this into your IP once it begins to bubble on the saute setting.

Step 8

Stir for 1-2 minutes until sauce begins to thicken, then turn pot off and unplug so it doesn't continue to cook.

Step 9

Serve on top of rice sprinkled with your remaining tbsp of sesame seeds and add some diced green onions if desired.