🍯🧄 Honey garlic chicken
Crispy honey garlic chicken is a sweet-savory dish where bite-sized chicken pieces are fried or baked until crunchy, then coated in a sticky honey garlic sauce. It’s very popular because it tastes like takeout but is easy to make at home.
🧾 Ingredients
🍗 Chicken
- 500g chicken breast or thigh (bite-sized pieces)
- 1 egg
- ½ cup cornstarch (or flour)
- Salt & black pepper
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oil
🍯 Honey garlic sauce
- 3 tbsp honey
- 3–4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice
- 1 tbsp ketchup (optional for glaze)
- ½ tsp chili flakes (optional)
👩🍳 Method
1. Coat chicken
- Mix chicken with egg, soy sauce, salt, and pepper.
- Toss in cornstarch until well coated.
2. Cook chicken (choose one)
Frying (crispiest):
- Deep or shallow fry until golden and crispy.
Baking (lighter):
- Bake at 200°C (390°F) for 20–25 minutes, flipping halfway.
Air fryer:
- Cook at 190°C for 12–15 minutes.
3. Make sauce
- Heat a pan on low.
- Add garlic and lightly sauté (don’t burn).
- Add honey, soy sauce, vinegar, and optional ketchup.
- Simmer until slightly thick and glossy.
4. Combine
- Toss cooked chicken in sauce until fully coated.
- Sprinkle chili flakes or sesame seeds if desired.
🍽️ Serving ideas
- With steamed rice 🍚
- With fried rice or noodles
- As a party appetizer
💡 Tips
- Cornstarch = crispier coating than flour
- Don’t overcook sauce or honey can become bitter
- Toss chicken in sauce just before serving for maximum crunch
⚡ Quick 3-step version
- Fry/bake chicken
- Make honey garlic sauce
- Toss together
If you want, I can give you a spicy Korean-style version, a extra crispy double-fried takeout version, or a low-sugar honey garlic alternative.
