Here’s a crispy honey garlic chicken recipe — crunchy on the outside, tender inside, and coated in a sweet-savory garlic glaze 🍯🍗
🍯 Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken
Ingredients
For the Chicken:
- 1½ lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cornstarch
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- Oil for frying (vegetable or canola)
For the Honey Garlic Sauce:
- ⅓ cup honey
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2–3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp water (slurry for thickening)
- Optional: ½ tsp chili flakes for a little heat
Instructions
1️⃣ Prep the Chicken
- Pat chicken pieces dry.
- Mix flour, cornstarch, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
- Dip chicken pieces in beaten eggs, then coat evenly with the flour mixture.
2️⃣ Fry the Chicken
- Heat oil in a deep skillet or pan over medium-high heat (enough to shallow fry, about ½–1 inch).
- Fry chicken in batches until golden brown and crispy, about 3–4 minutes per side.
- Remove and drain on paper towels.
3️⃣ Make the Sauce
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine honey, soy sauce, garlic, and vinegar.
- Bring to a gentle simmer.
- Stir in cornstarch slurry and cook 1–2 minutes until sauce thickens.
4️⃣ Combine
- Toss fried chicken in the honey garlic sauce until fully coated.
- Serve immediately, garnished with chopped green onions or sesame seeds.
🍽 Serve With
- Steamed rice or fried rice
- Stir-fried vegetables
- Noodles
🔥 Tips
- For extra crispiness, double fry the chicken: fry once, rest 5 minutes, then fry again for 1–2 minutes.
- Adjust sweetness or saltiness by tweaking honey and soy sauce ratio.
- Can bake instead of fry: 425°F (220°C) for 20–25 min, tossing halfway, then toss in sauce.
If you want, I can also give you:
- Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken Wings version
- Air fryer version
- Sticky honey garlic chicken with vegetables sheet pan version
Do you want bites/chunks, wings, or a whole chicken breast version?
