Description
A quick and flavorful Honey Garlic Chicken recipe featuring tender boneless chicken thighs cooked in a sticky garlic, soy, and honey sauce. Perfectly balanced with a hint of chili flakes and fresh parsley, served over boiled rice for a complete meal ready in just 20 minutes.
Ingredients
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Chicken and Coating
- 8 chicken thighs skinless and boneless
- 2 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Sauce and Garnish
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 110 g (1/3 cup) honey
- 80 ml (1/3 cup) chicken stock
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 tsp chilli flakes
To Serve
- Boiled rice
Instructions
- Coat the chicken: Place the chicken thighs in a bowl and add the cornflour, salt, and pepper. Toss the chicken until fully coated evenly with the cornflour mixture.
- Heat the oil: Warm the vegetable oil in a large frying pan over high heat until hot but not smoking.
- Cook chicken first side: Add the coated chicken thighs and cook on one side for about 5 minutes until golden brown.
- Cook chicken second side: Turn the chicken thighs over and cook for an additional 2 minutes on the other side.
- Add butter and garlic: Add the unsalted butter to the pan and let it melt. Then add the minced garlic and stir to combine. Reduce heat to medium to prevent garlic from burning.
- Prepare sauce: In a bowl, mix together the honey, chicken stock, rice vinegar, and light soy sauce until well combined.
- Make sauce and simmer: Pour the sauce mixture into the pan with the chicken. Increase the heat to bring the sauce to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes until the sauce thickens and the chicken is cooked through with no pink in the center.
- Finish and serve: Sprinkle the chopped parsley and chili flakes over the chicken. Serve the honey garlic chicken hot over boiled rice.
Notes
- Use skinless, boneless chicken thighs for tender, juicy meat and quicker cooking.
- Adjust chilli flakes to taste for milder or spicier heat.
- Serve with steamed or boiled rice to soak up the delicious sauce.
- To make the dish gluten free, use gluten free soy sauce.
- Make sure to simmer the sauce to allow it to thicken evenly and coat the chicken well.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 472 kcal
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 804 mg
- Fat: 19 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 45 g
- Cholesterol: 223 mg
