# Honey Garlic Chicken

A recipe for honey garlic chicken, which is a dish that every home cook should know how to make.

- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 4 cloves crushed garlic
- 0.5 tsp pepper flakes
- splash water
- 2 chicken thighs
- salt
- pepper
- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- butter

## Instructions

1. Add honey, soy sauce, mirin, crushed garlic, a little spice, and a splash of water to a bowl.
2. Mix the sauce ingredients together.
3. Cut the chicken thighs into 1-inch chunks.
4. Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper.
5. Add a squeeze of oil to the chicken.
6. Add a couple of tablespoons of cornstarch to the chicken.
7. Mix the chicken until it is fully coated.
8. Heat 0.5 inches of oil in a pan.
9. Add the chicken to the hot oil.
10. Leave the chicken alone until golden, then flip them.
11. Drain the cooked chicken onto a wire rack.
12. Add butter to the same pan.
13. Add the prepared sauce into the melted butter.
14. Scrape up any crispy bits from the pan.
15. Once the sauce is bubbling and thick, add the chicken back into the pan.
16. Combine the chicken and sauce.

## Equipment

- bowl
- whisk
- pan
- wire rack

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRXfH22a/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6e977db8-70cd-4382-86a4-5c7fad6ab0a9
- Extracted: 2026-04-05

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