Honey Garlic Chicken

Ingredients

• 500 g Chicken
• 1 TL Salt
• 0.5 TL Black pepper (for the chicken)
• 0.5 TL Garlic powder
• 1 EL Lemon juice
• 1 EL Cornstarch (for the chicken mixture)
• 1 EL Flour (for the chicken mixture)
• 1 Egg yolk
• Oil (some, for frying)
• 2 EL Honey
• 1 EL Brown sugar
• 2 EL Soy sauce (dark soy sauce was used in the video)
• 1 EL Vinegar
• 1 EL Ketchup
• 1 TL Chili flakes
• 0.25 TL Black pepper (for the sauce)
• 1 TL Cornstarch (for the sauce)
• 5 EL Water
• 6 Garlic cloves (chopped)
• 40 g Butter
• Sesame seeds (for garnish; quantity not specified)
• Green onions (for garnish; quantity not specified)

Steps

1. 1

   Season the chicken with salt, ½ tsp black pepper, and garlic powder.

2. 2

   Add the lemon juice, 1 tbsp cornstarch, flour, and egg yolk to the chicken. Mix everything thoroughly and set aside.

3. 3

   Mix the honey, brown sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup, chili flakes, ¼ tsp black pepper, 1 tsp cornstarch, and water in a bowl.

4. 4

   Heat some oil in a pan.

5. 5

   Fry the chicken in the hot oil until crispy and golden brown. Remove and drain well.

6. 6

   Discard the frying oil and melt the butter in the same pan.

7. 7

   Briefly sauté the chopped garlic in the butter.

8. 8

   Add the prepared sauce to the pan and simmer for about 1–2 minutes, until slightly thickened.

9. 9

   Return the fried chicken to the pan and toss it in the sauce until evenly coated.

10. 10

    Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions, and serve.

Notes

The recipe does not specify quantities for the frying oil, sesame seeds, or green onions. The transcript mentions that dark soy sauce was used; the ingredient list generally specifies soy sauce.

Nutrition per serving

• main course
• Asian
• sweet and savory
• spicy
• crispy
• fried