Here’s a crispy honey garlic chicken recipe that’s crunchy on the outside, juicy inside, and coated in a sticky-sweet garlic sauce.
🍯 Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken
🧾 Ingredients
For the chicken:
- 500g chicken breast or thighs (bite-sized pieces)
- 1 cup cornflour (cornstarch)
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 egg
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- Oil for frying
For the sauce:
- 3 tbsp honey
- 3–4 garlic cloves (minced)
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp vinegar (or lemon juice)
- 1 tbsp ketchup (optional, for color & tang)
- 1 tsp chili flakes (optional)
- 1 tsp cornflour + 2 tbsp water (for thickening)
👨🍳 Instructions
1. Coat the chicken
- Mix flour, cornflour, salt, and pepper
- Dip chicken in beaten egg
- Coat well in flour mixture
- Let it sit 5–10 minutes (helps extra crispiness)
2. Fry until crispy
- Heat oil on medium-high
- Fry chicken in batches until golden and crispy
- Remove and drain on paper towels
3. Make the sauce
- In a pan, sauté garlic for 30–40 seconds (don’t burn it)
- Add honey, soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup, and chili flakes
- Stir well and bring to a light simmer
- Add cornflour slurry to thicken slightly
4. Combine
- Toss crispy chicken into the sauce
- Mix quickly so it stays crispy-coated, not soggy
🍽️ Serve with:
- Steamed rice
- Fried rice
- Noodles
- Or even as a snack/appetizer
🔥 Pro tips for extra crispiness
- Use cornflour more than regular flour
- Double fry (fry once, rest, then fry again)
- Don’t overcrowd the pan
- Toss in sauce right before serving
If you want, I can also give a Chinese restaurant-style version, an oven/air fryer version, or a spicy Korean-style honey garlic chicken.
