Here’s a simple Honey Garlic Chicken recipe—sweet, sticky, and very easy to make at home.
🍯🍗 Honey Garlic Chicken
Ingredients
- 500g chicken (boneless pieces or small cubes)
- 3–4 tablespoons honey
- 4–5 garlic cloves (finely chopped or crushed)
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons oil
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon chili flakes (optional)
- 1 teaspoon cornflour (optional, for thick sauce)
Instructions
1. Prepare the chicken
- Wash and cut chicken into bite-sized pieces
- Season with salt and pepper
2. Cook the chicken
- Heat oil in a pan
- Fry chicken until golden and cooked through
- Remove excess oil if needed
3. Make the sauce
- In the same pan, add garlic and sauté for 30 seconds
- Add honey, soy sauce, vinegar/lemon juice, and chili flakes
- Stir well and let it bubble
4. Thicken (optional)
- Mix cornflour with 2 tablespoons water
- Add to sauce and stir until glossy and sticky
5. Combine
- Add chicken back into the pan
- Toss until fully coated in sticky honey garlic sauce
🍯 Tips for best taste
- Don’t burn the garlic (it turns bitter fast)
- Adjust sweetness by adding more or less honey
- Add sesame seeds or green onions for restaurant-style flavor
- Serve with rice, noodles, or fried rice
If you want, I can also give you:
- crispy honey garlic chicken version
- Chinese restaurant-style version
- or a healthier air-fryer version
