🍯🧄 Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken
This dish is crunchy, sticky, sweet, and garlicky—crispy fried chicken pieces tossed in a glossy honey garlic sauce. It’s very similar to Asian takeout style, but easy to make at home.
🧾 Ingredients (3–4 servings)
Chicken
- 500g chicken breast or thigh, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
Batter (for crispiness)
- ½ cup cornflour (cornstarch)
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 egg
- ½ cup cold water (adjust for thick batter)
- Optional: pinch of baking powder (extra crisp)
For frying
- Oil for deep frying
Honey garlic sauce
- 4 tbsp honey
- 3–4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp ketchup (optional, adds color & tang)
- 1 tsp vinegar or lemon juice
- ½ tsp chili flakes (optional)
- 1 tsp sesame oil (optional)
Garnish
- Sesame seeds
- Chopped green onions
👨🍳 Instructions
1. Prepare chicken
- Season chicken with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Let sit 10–15 minutes.
2. Make batter
- Mix flour, cornflour, egg, and cold water.
- Stir until smooth and slightly thick (like pancake batter).
3. Fry chicken (crispy step)
- Heat oil to medium-high.
- Dip chicken in batter, coat well.
- Fry in batches until golden and crispy (4–6 minutes).
- Remove and drain on paper towels.
💡 Optional: double fry for extra crunch (fry again for 1–2 minutes).
4. Make honey garlic sauce
- In a pan, heat a small splash of oil.
- Add garlic and sauté 30–60 seconds (don’t burn it).
- Add honey, soy sauce, ketchup, vinegar, chili flakes.
- Simmer 1–2 minutes until slightly thick and glossy.
5. Combine
- Add crispy chicken to the sauce.
- Toss quickly to coat (don’t overcook or it loses crunch).
6. Finish
- Sprinkle sesame seeds and green onions.
- Serve immediately.
🍽️ Serve with
- Steamed rice 🍚
- Fried rice 🍳
- Noodles 🍜
- Or as party finger food 🎉
💡 Tips for best results
- Use cold batter for extra crispiness.
- Don’t overcrowd oil while frying.
- Toss in sauce right before serving to keep chicken crispy.
- Cornflour is key for that crunchy coating.
🔥 Variations
- Spicy honey garlic: add extra chili or hot sauce
- Air fryer version: spray oil and air fry instead of deep frying
- Orange honey chicken: add orange juice + zest to sauce
- Garlic butter version: replace honey with butter + garlic glaze
If you want, I can also give you a restaurant-style Panda Express copycat version, a healthy baked version, or a meal prep crispy chicken method that stays crunchy for hours.
