Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken

Cooked white rice topped with crispy chicken pieces in a sweet and sticky sauce.

Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken are pan-fried chicken chunks smothered in a homemade sticky honey garlic sauce. The perfect crispy texture with a sweet & savory honey sauce. Serve over cooked rice for a delicious family dinner.

Course Dinner

Cuisine American, Chinese

Keyword crispy honey garlic chicken

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 15

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 445kcal

Author Jessica - Together as Family

Ingredients

Honey Garlic Sauce

1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup soy sauce
4 cloves garlic minced or pressed
1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger or ginger paste

Crispy Chicken

1-2 cups vegetable oil (you may need more or less)
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 3 chicken breasts)
3 large eggs beaten
3/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
sesame seeds and/or sliced green onions (optional for serving)

Instructions

Make The Honey Garlic Sauce

In a medium saucepan, combine the honey, soy sauce, garlic, rice wine vinegar, and fresh ginger. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat.
1/2 cup honey, 1/4 cup soy sauce, 4 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger or ginger paste
Once boiling, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 3-5 minutes until the sauce has started to thicken. Set the sauce aside (off the heat).

Make The Crispy Chicken

In a large skillet pan, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat.
1-2 cups vegetable oil
In a shallow dish, whisk together the eggs with a fork.
3 large eggs
In another shallow dish, stir together the cornstarch and all-purpose flour.
3/4 cup cornstarch, 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
Dip the chicken pieces into the egg, and then toss the chicken pieces in the cornstarch mixture until well coated.
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Working in batches, transfer the chicken to the oil and cook until crispy and golden brown (about 5-7 minutes). Stirring occasionally to ensure that all sides get cooked evenly.
Move the crispy chicken to a paper towel lined plate, and continue cooking the chicken in batches.
Toss the crispy chicken chunks with the sauce until all the chicken is coated well. Sprinkle the chicken with sesame seeds and/or sliced green onions. Enjoy!
^{* My family loves this served over some cooked white rice.}
sesame seeds and/or sliced green onions

Notes

Soy Sauce & Salt : Because there is no additional salt on the chicken, I like using regular full-salt soy sauce. However, reduced-sodium lite soy sauce can be used but you may want to sprinkle some salt on the chicken chunks before dredging them in the flour and eggs. It really depends on your preference and the amount of salt flavor you want in the dish. I have also used half full salt soy sauce + half lite soy sauce (because I usually keep both in my fridge).

Want More Servings? : This recipe can easily be doubled! Double all the ingredients, and take note that you will have more batches of chicken to fry and you will need more oil.

Want More Sauce? : If you just want more sauce for the crispy chicken, like extra for serving and what not; I suggest .5 x the sauce ingredients and then reserve some for serving.

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