honey garlic chicken

Honey Garlic Chicken 🍯🧄🍗 is a sweet, sticky, and savory chicken dish that’s very easy to make at home. Here’s a simple recipe you can follow.

🧾 Ingredients

• 500 g chicken (boneless thighs or breast, cut into pieces)
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• ⅓ cup honey
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 2 tbsp water
• 1 tbsp oil
• Salt & black pepper (to taste)
• Optional: sesame seeds & chopped green onions for garnish

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. Season the chicken
   Lightly season the chicken with salt and black pepper.
2. Cook the chicken
   Heat oil in a pan on medium-high heat. Cook chicken pieces for about 5–7 minutes until golden and cooked through. Remove and set aside.
3. Make the sauce
   In the same pan, sauté minced garlic for about 30 seconds until fragrant.
4. Add sauce ingredients
   Pour in honey, soy sauce, and vinegar. Stir and bring to a gentle simmer.
5. Thicken the sauce
   Mix cornstarch with water and add it to the pan. Stir until the sauce becomes thick and glossy.
6. Combine
   Add the chicken back to the pan and toss until fully coated in the honey garlic sauce.
7. Serve
   Garnish with sesame seeds or green onions and serve hot.

🍽️ Serving Ideas

• With steamed rice 🍚
• With noodles 🍜
• With stir-fried vegetables 🥦🥕

✅ Tip: If you want it spicy, add ½ tsp chili flakes or chili sauce to the sauce.

If you want, I can also show you:

• 🔥 Crispy restaurant-style honey garlic chicken
• 🍗 Honey garlic chicken wings recipe
• 🥢 Chinese-style honey garlic chicken.