Honey Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
For the Chicken
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite-sized pieces)
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
For the Batter
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup cold water
For the Honey Sauce
- ⅓ cup honey
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce (see note)
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 (1-inch piece) fresh ginger (minced)
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional, for spice)
For Serving
- 3 cups cooked white rice
Instructions
- 1
Add the oil to a cast iron skillet and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set both aside.
- 2
Season the chicken with a sprinkle of salt and pepper.
- 3
Whisk
- 4
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, and water.
- 5
Stir
- 6
Add in the chicken pieces and stir to coat in the batter.
- 7
Whisk
- 8
In a separate bowl, whisk together the honey sauce ingredients and set aside.
- 9
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- 10
Fry
- 11
Once heated, add in the chicken pieces, one-by-one, and fry on each side until crispy and golden brown. Do this in 2 batches.
- 12
Transfer the chicken to the prepared baking sheet.
- 13
Transfer
- 14
When frying is complete, carefully transfer the hot oil to a jar or bowl. See notes.
- 15
Add the honey sauce mixture to the skillet.
- 16
Simmer
- 17
Bring the sauce to a simmer, stirring, until it thickens. This should take no more than a minute.
- 18
Stir
- 19
Add the chicken back to the pan and stir until coated in the sauce.
- 20
Serve over rice.
Nutrition
Per serving (based on 6 servings)
