Honey Chicken

So I'm back with another Asian inspired dish, honey chicken! I made this almost the same way I made the sesame chicken recipe I posted not too long ago, except for the coating, which I wanted crunchier like at the chinese restaurants. And as usual, the sauce ingredients can be tweaked to your tastes whether you want it sweeter or more savory 

Like my sesame chicken, I used boneless, skinless chicken thighs and for the sauce I kept it simple using only honey with a bit of soy sauce, sesame oil, apple cider vinegar and a dash of red crushed pepper, which is optional, I just like a little spice in everything 

So to get started, I trimmed the fat off the chicken and cut it into bite size chunks.

Then for my crunchy coating I did the dry-wet-dry technique using flour, cornstarch and a little Tony's on one plate and a whipped egg on another

In batches, I added the chicken to a skillet and browned both sides

Once my chicken was done, I dumped all the sauce ingredients into a bowl and mixed it up. Then poured it into my skillet and let it boil a few minutes to thicken up 

Once it was thick and glazey, I put the chicken back in and tossed it to get all the pieces evenly coated 

I paired this with a brown rice and quinoa mix an drizzled excess honey sauce over the rice. I also chopped up a green onion to put on top but that optional. Hopefully that was easy enough and you guys enjoy(ed) it, if you try it I'd love to see/hear about it, find me on twitter & IG @seauxher

Honey Chicken

Serves 2

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 15 minutes

2 boneless, skinless chicken thighs

1 egg

1/2 C flour

1/2 C cornstarch

1/3 C honey

2 T soy sauce 

1 T apple cider vinegar 

1 t sesame oil 

1 green onion, optional

Oil for frying

Tonys 

Dash of crushed red pepper, optional

Directions

1. Trim fat off chicken thighs then cut into bite size chunks. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat 

2. On a plate stir together flour, cornstarch and Tony's. On a separte plate whisk egg until combined

3. Toss chicken pieces in flour mixture, then dip into egg and finally back into flour mixture before adding to skillet 

4. Cook chicken in batches, browning both sides before removing from skillet

5. Add honey, soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, sesame oil and red pepper to a bowl and stir to thoroughly combine 

6. Pour honey sauce into skillet and let boil a few minutes to thicken up

7. Add chicken back to skillet and toss to coat

8. Chop green onion and sprinkle over chicken before serving