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Honey Garlic Chicken
Honey Garlic Chicken features thin chicken breasts coated in flour, pan-fried in butter, then glazed with a sauce made from garlic, apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, and honey. The result is tender, flavorful chicken with a sticky, sweet-savory sauce that clings well due to the flour coating, making it suitable served over rice, potatoes, or vegetables.
Prep Time
3 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings:
4
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- 1 to 1 1/4 b. chicken breast (about 4 thinly sliced chicken breasts or 2 large sliced in half)
- salt sprinkle on both sides of chicken)11/
- black pepper sprinkle on both sides of chicken)11/
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 Tablespoons butter salted
- 3 garlic minced, cloves
- 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/3 cup honey (plus more for drizzling, if desired)
Instructions
- Generously sprinkle thinly sliced chicken breast with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 Tablespoons of butter to the skillet and let melt.
- Dredge both sides of the chicken breast into the flour. Repeat with all breasts. Place in a hot skillet and cook for 3-4 minutes per side.
- Add the remaining 2 Tablespoons of butter and garlic. Cook for 1 minute. Add apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, and honey. Let sauce chicken for 3-4 minutes (or longer if needed). Make sure chicken is fully cooked through and no longer pink.
- Remove from heat and coat the chicken with the sauce. Serve with rice, potatoes, or vegetables.
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Notes
- Use cornstarch instead of flour for a gluten-free option or skip flour, but note the sauce may not adhere as well.
- Ensure chicken is cooked through and no longer pink before serving to guarantee food safety.
- The sauce can be adjusted with additional honey for sweeter flavor or extra vinegar for more tang.
- This recipe is adapted from Recipe Tin Eats with adjusted amounts of butter, garlic, and vinegar.