Honey Lemon Garlic Chicken

Ingredients

• 3 chicken thighs
• salt (to taste)
• black pepper (to taste)
• cornstarch or flour (The source lists cornstarch/flour and later specifies cornflour; use for coating the chicken.)
• 3 tbsp butter (Melt first.)
• 3 garlic (Minced.)
• 2.5 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 lemon zest (Zest of one lemon.)
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 1.5 tsp chilli flakes
• sesame seeds (For garnish; amount not specified.)
• green onion (For garnish; amount not specified.)

Steps

1. 1

   Season the chicken thighs with salt and black pepper.

2. 2

   Coat the seasoned chicken in cornstarch or flour.

3. 3

   Heat a pan over medium-high heat. Pan-fry the chicken for about 6–8 minutes per side, until crispy.

4. 4

   Remove the chicken from the pan and set it aside.

5. 5

   In the pan, melt the butter first, then mix in the minced garlic, soy sauce, honey, lemon zest, paprika, and chilli flakes.

6. 6

   Reduce the sauce until it is thick and sticky.

7. 7

   Return the chicken to the pan and coat it in the sauce.

8. 8

   Plate the chicken and garnish with sesame seeds and green onion.

9. 9

   For the optional bonus finish, remove the coated chicken from the pan and continue reducing the remaining sauce until it is thick, almost jam-like. Spoon or layer the concentrated sauce over the chicken.

Notes

The source says “cornstarch/flour” and later “cornflour”; it does not specify an amount or clarify whether to use cornstarch or flour. Garnish quantities are not provided. The post describes this as a 30-minute meal.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• dinner
• one-pan
• pan-fried
• crispy
• sweet-and-spicy
• quick