Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken 🍯🍗
This dish combines crispy fried chicken with a sweet, sticky honey garlic sauce. It’s popular in many Asian-style home recipes and works great with rice or noodles.
🧾 Ingredients
For the chicken
- 500 g boneless chicken (breast or thighs), cut into bite-size pieces
- ½ cup cornstarch
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- Oil for frying
For the honey garlic sauce
- 3 tbsp Honey
- 4 cloves Garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- ½ tsp chili flakes (optional)
- 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water
👨🍳 Instructions
1. Prepare the chicken
- In a bowl mix chicken, egg, salt, and pepper.
- Add flour and cornstarch and coat well.
2. Fry the chicken
- Heat oil in a pan (medium-high).
- Fry chicken pieces until golden and crispy (about 5–6 minutes).
- Remove and place on paper towel.
3. Make the sauce
- In another pan, sauté garlic for about 30 seconds.
- Add honey, soy sauce, ketchup, vinegar, and chili flakes.
- Stir and let it simmer for 1–2 minutes.
- Add the cornstarch slurry to thicken.
4. Combine
- Add the crispy chicken to the sauce.
- Toss until well coated.
🍽️ Serving Ideas
Serve with:
- Steamed Rice
- Fried Rice
- Chow Mein
Garnish with sesame seeds or chopped green onions.
✅ Tip for extra crispiness:
Double-fry the chicken (fry once, rest 2 minutes, then fry again for 1–2 minutes).
If you want, I can also share a restaurant-style crispy honey garlic chicken recipe (extra crunchy like takeaway). 🍗🔥