Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken
User Reviews
4.9
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
4 servings
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Calories
527 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken
Description
This recipe starts by pounding chicken breasts into even cutlets, ensuring uniform cooking. The chicken is dipped in an egg wash, then dredged in seasoned flour containing cayenne, smoked paprika, salt, pepper, and garlic powder for a flavorful coating. After frying in vegetable oil until crispy and cooked through, the chicken is tossed in a honey garlic sauce made by boiling honey, soy sauce, and minced garlic, then thickened with a cornstarch slurry.
The result is a golden, crunchy exterior locked with a sticky, slightly sweet honey garlic glaze that balances the heat from the cayenne and the smoky notes of paprika. The method combines frying crispness with a glossy sauce finish.
The chicken is best served immediately for tenderness and crispiness. A suggested variation is adding buffalo wing sauce to the honey garlic sauce for a spicy-sweet twist, enriching the flavor without complicating the basic process.
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breast cut in half lengthwise and pounded to an even thickness to make four cutlets, large, boneless, skinless
- 2 egg large, beaten, plus 1 tablespoon water
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika regular is fine if you don't have smoked
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
honey garlic sauce
- ½ cup honey
- 2 teaspoons garlic minced
- 2 tabespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon corn starch + 3 tablespoons cold water
Instructions
- In a medium sauce pan, bring honey, soy sauce, and garlic to a boil. Stir corn starch into the cold water, then whisk into boiling honey sauce until thickened. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a wide, shallow dish together the flour, cayenne pepper, paprika, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. In a second shallow dish whisk together eggs and 1 tablespoon water. Dredge the chicken in the egg wash, then in the flour mixture, tossing to coat all sides of the chicken.
- Pour oil in a large skillet and bring to temperature over medium heat. Cook chicken in the oil , 4-5 minutes on each side, until crispy on the outside and cooked through in the middle.
- Toss chicken in the honey garlic sauce, coating all sides very well. Serve immediately.
Notes
- For a sweet and spicy variation, add 3 tablespoons of buffalo wing sauce to the honey garlic sauce.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 527 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 527kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 60g | 20% |
| Protein | 30g | 60% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 154mg | 51% |
| Sodium | 484mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 539mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 35g | 70% |
| Vitamin A | 608IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 31mg | 3% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
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