Dinner for 4

Crispy Honey Chicken

Name: Crispy Honey Chicken
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 300 g / 10oz chicken thighs; 1 tbsp light soy sauce; 2 tsp chinese cooking wine; 2 tsp cornflour/cornstarch; 1/2 cup cornflour/cornstarch; 6 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch; 4 tbsp flour; 7 1/2 tbsp cold soda water; 1/4 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 2 1/2 cups vegetable oil; 1/3 cup honey; 1 1/2 tbsp glucose or corn syrup; 1 tbsp light soy sauce; 2 tsp chinese cooking wine; 25 g / 2 oz vermicelli rice noodles (optional); sesame seeds

Marinated chicken is coated in a crisp batter, fried until cooked through, and covered with a sticky honey glaze.

$0.53per serving $

50 minstart to table

4servings

Chinese Dairy-free Budget Family Dinners

Ingredients

300 g / 10oz chicken thighs
1 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tsp chinese cooking wine
2 tsp cornflour/cornstarch
1/2 cup cornflour/cornstarch
6 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch
4 tbsp flour
7 1/2 tbsp cold soda water
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1/3 cup honey
1 1/2 tbsp glucose or corn syrup
1 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tsp chinese cooking wine
25 g / 2 oz vermicelli rice noodles (optional)
sesame seeds

Steps

Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces and toss it with 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 2 teaspoons cooking wine, and 2 teaspoons cornstarch.
Mix 6 tablespoons cornstarch, the flour, soda water, baking powder, and salt into a thick batter.
Dust the chicken with the 1/2 cup cornstarch, dip it in the batter, and rest it for 5 minutes.
Heat the vegetable oil in a deep 10-inch skillet to 350 F and fry the chicken in batches for 5 to 7 minutes until crisp and 165 F inside.
Simmer the honey, glucose or corn syrup, remaining soy sauce, and remaining cooking wine in a saucepan for 3 minutes.
Toss the fried chicken with the glaze and sprinkle it with sesame seeds.

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