Honey Fried Chicken
Sticky, sweet, and spicy honey fried chicken.
Ingredients
For Chicken Batter:
- 2 pounds chicken breasts cubed
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup cornstarch
- ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup cold water
- 1 egg
- Vegetable oil for frying
For Honey Sauce:
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ⅓-½ cup Honey
- 3 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 3 teaspoons chili garlic sauce
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch mixed with 4 teaspoons water
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl combine all the chicken batter ingredients. Mix thoroughly until chicken is completely coated in batter.
- In a wok or deep pan add 2-3 inches of plain vegetable oil. Heat on medium-high heat until hot enough to fry. To check if it is at the right temperature drop in a little batter and if it starts to bubble it is ready.
- Add chicken in 2-3 batches in oil. Allow to fry on one side for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown and then flip to cook other side.
- Once cooked, strain out of oil using slotted spoon or spider strainer and put on paper towel lined plate to absorb excess oil.
- Once all the chicken is cooked, in one or two batches add back into oil on high heat to double fry the chicken. Let it cook for about 1-2 minutes, tossing chicken in oil, until the color of chicken deepens slightly. Strain and let excess oil absorb on paper towel lined plate.
- Set aside chicken.
- In pan heat up sesame oil on medium-low heat and add in garlic. Allow to cook for few minutes until garlic is soft.
- Add in remaining sauce ingredients except cornstarch and water mixture. Mix sauce ingredients and let it heat through completely.
- Then mix together cornstarch and water and then pour into sauce. Allow this to cook on low heat for a few minutes until sauce thickens.
- Once sauce thickens, add in chicken. Toss chicken in sauce, coating each piece.
- Garnish with sesame seeds or green onions.
- Serve with white or brown rice or eat on its own.
- Enjoy!