Chinese Honey Chicken
Ingredients
250 g chicken breast cut into strips
3 -4 tbsp cornflour
3 tablespoon runny honey
3 tablespoon soy sauce
2 cloves garlic chopped finely
1 orange
1 teaspoon chilli flakes
1 teaspoon sesame seeds
1 spring onion sliced
180 g long-grain rice
Instructions
Mix 2-3 tablespoon of cornflour with a pinch of salt in a large bowl.
Put the chicken in the cornflour and mix well to cover.
Cook rice following instructions on a packet.
Heat 3 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a large frying pan.
Add the chicken and fry for approx. 10 minutes until the chicken is golden brown, crispy and cooked through
(See tips above on how to get your chicken crispy).
In the meantime, make the sauce.
Place honey, soy sauce, garlic, chilli flakes and juice of an orange in a medium pan on low heat.
Stir to combine. Mix the remaining cornflour with two tablespoon of water
Add this mixture to your sauce and stir to combine. Heat until the sauce thickens.
Once the chicken in cooked, add it to the sauce and mix to coat the chicken.
Serve on a bed of rice with sesame seeds and spring onion scaterred on top.
For Crispy Chicken
Don’t be stingy with cornflour if you want a crispy texture.
Make sure every single bit of chicken is coated in cornflour before it hits the pan.
Make sure the bottom of the pan is fully covered with oil and it is hot before you add the chicken.
Use a large frying pan, so that the chicken strips are spaced out and have space to crisp up, rather than stew in steam.
When you’re adding the chicken to the pan, add them bit by bit, ensuring the strips don’t clump together.
Fry the chicken quickly on high heat. Don’t let it stew and absorb the oil.
Once cooked, add the chicken to the sticky honey sauce only long enough to cover it all
Don’t let it sit in the sauce for longer than 2 minutes, or you will lose most of the crispiness.
Source: https://somebodyfeedseb.com/quick-easy-honey-chicken/#recipe
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