Here’s a simple Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken recipe—sweet, savory, and crunchy like takeout but homemade.
🍗 Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken
Ingredients
Chicken
- 500g boneless chicken (thigh or breast, cut into bite-size pieces)
- 1 cup cornflour (cornstarch)
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder (optional)
- Oil for frying
Honey Garlic Sauce
- 1/3 cup honey
- 3–4 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp vinegar (white or apple cider)
- 1 tbsp ketchup (optional for color & tang)
- 1 tsp cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp water (slurry, to thicken)
- 1 tbsp oil or butter
👨🍳 Instructions
1. Coat the chicken
- Mix chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and egg.
- Add cornflour + flour and coat well so every piece is covered and slightly sticky.
2. Fry until crispy
- Heat oil on medium-high.
- Fry chicken in batches until golden and crispy (about 4–6 minutes per batch).
- Remove and drain on paper towels.
3. Make honey garlic sauce
- In a pan, heat 1 tbsp oil or butter.
- Add garlic and sauté until fragrant (don’t burn it).
- Add soy sauce, honey, vinegar, and ketchup.
- Simmer 1–2 minutes.
- Add cornflour slurry and cook until sauce thickens and becomes glossy.
4. Combine
- Toss crispy chicken in the sauce until fully coated.
- Serve immediately while still crunchy.
🍽️ Serving ideas
- Steamed rice
- Fried rice
- Noodles
- Or as a snack/appetizer
If you want, I can also give you:
- extra crispy restaurant-style version
- air fryer method
- or less sweet spicy version (Chili Honey Garlic)
