How to Cook Delicious Chinese Honey Chicken

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Chinese Honey Chicken. Crisp fried chicken strips in a sweet sauce. Despite the name there is no honey in this recipe. I have not yet tried it, it is for an ISO request on the recipe board.

Chinese Honey Chicken If you love Chinese food, you will love this simple and delicious dish. Chinese Honey Chicken is the kid sister to the ever popular and expensive restaurant favorite of Honey Walnut Shrimp and the perfect recipe to serve alongside. The chicken is first battered, deep fried and then coated with a thick sauce. You can have Chinese Honey Chicken using 22 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chinese Honey Chicken

  1. It's of Chicken Meat (skinless, boneless, cut into pieces).
  2. It's of Marinade;.
  3. It's of Garlic (minced).
  4. You need of White Pepper.
  5. Prepare of Salt.
  6. It's of Batter;.
  7. You need of Egg (whisked).
  8. You need of Cooking Oil.
  9. Prepare of Water.
  10. You need of Corn Flour.
  11. You need of All Purpose Flour.
  12. You need of Baking Powder.
  13. It's of Garlic (minced).
  14. Prepare of Sauce Mixture (mix well in a bowl);.
  15. Prepare of Honey.
  16. It's of Hoison Sauce.
  17. Prepare of Lime Juice.
  18. Prepare of Sugar.
  19. Prepare of Light Soy Sauce.
  20. You need of Frying;.
  21. Prepare of Cooking Oil.
  22. It's of Sesame Seeds (garnish).

You can use a wok but I really recommend deep frying the chicken bits when using a batter like this. The sauce is a delicious mixture of honey, garlic, and ginger and rice vinegar. Press air out of bag; close top securely. Turn bag over several times to coat all pieces well.

Chinese Honey Chicken instructions

  1. MARINATE; mix the chicken well with white pepper, garlic and salt. Set it aside..
  2. BATTER; for DRY ingredients, mix well in a bowl the all purpose flour, corn flour, garlic and baking powder. Then add one at a time, the egg, and then the oil mixing well in between them. Add water until the battwr has a smooth and silky consistency. When the batter is done, simply add to the chicken and mix it well..
  3. DEEP FRY; Ready 1 cup of cooking oil on high heat. Deep fry the chicken nuggets until brown. If you are double frying, the first fry should be 1 minute and then fry the chicken a second time until brown. Remove and set aside.
  4. SAUCE; in another, heat 2 Tbsp of cooking oil until hot and then add in the sauce mixture. When the sauce has bubbled, add in the chicken and coat them well. Turn off the heat..
  5. ASSEMBLY; Serve on a plate and sprinkle sesame seed. You can also toast the sesame seed in a pan until they turn color to give it an extra aroma and flavor..

The chicken is first battered, deep fried and then coated with a thick sauce. You can use a wok but I really recommend deep frying the chicken bits when using a batter like this. The sauce is a delicious mixture of honey, garlic, and ginger and rice vinegar. This Chinese honey chicken recipe guarantees crispy juicy chicken and a rich sauce that is bursting with flavor with a simple approach. Now you can make your favorite takeout dish at home and it'll taste just as great as the restaurant version!