# Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken

This recipe shows how to make crispy honey garlic chicken at home, a popular restaurant dish.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 boneless chicken thighs, cut into ½-inch chunks
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 0.5 cup all-purpose flour
- 0.5 cup cornstarch
- 0.5 tsp white pepper
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 0.5 tsp paprika
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- sesame seeds
- scallions
- enough to create a pancake batter consistency water

## Instructions

1. Cut your thicky boy thighs into half inch chunks and place them in a bowl.
2. Marinate them with salt, garlic powder and sesame oil for fifteen minutes.
3. Combine flour, cornstarch, white pepper, garlic powder, paprika and salt and mix thoroughly.
4. Take half of your dry mix and place it in a separate bowl and pour some water into it and stir until it's as thick as a pancake batter.
5. Then place your chicken in the wet batter and cover everything before moving the chicken over to your dry mix and coating well.
6. Heat up your lube to 375 degrees and place your chicken in and fry for about six to seven minutes before removing and resting on a wired rack.
7. For the sauce combine soy sauce, sugar, honey and garlic and mix well.
8. Next pour your sauce in a pan and reduce until your desired thickness before tossing your chicken and sauce in a bowl and incorporating well.
9. Finally, place your chicken in a bowl and optionally garnish with sesame seeds and scallions.

## Equipment

- bowl
- pan
- wire rack

## Tips

- Marinate the chicken with salt, garlic powder, and sesame oil for 15 minutes.
- Pour the sauce into a pan and simmer until it thickens to your desired consistency.
- Optionally garnish with sesame seeds and scallions.
- Heat oil to 375°F (190°C).

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8rrckmw/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/39a5efc7-1d55-469e-9006-d69e8be9c6b4
- Extracted: 2025-06-17

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