Here’s a restaurant-style Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken recipe—crunchy outside, sticky sweet-savory glaze, and super addictive.
🍗 Crispy Honey Garlic Chicken
🧾 Ingredients
For chicken:
- 500–700 g chicken breast or thighs (bite-sized pieces)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup cornflour (cornstarch)
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- Oil for frying
For honey garlic sauce:
- 3 tbsp honey
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 4–5 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
- 1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice
- 1 tbsp ketchup (optional, for color & tang)
- 1 tsp chili flakes (optional)
- 1 tsp sesame oil or regular oil
- 2 tbsp water
👨🍳 Instructions
1. Marinate chicken
- Mix chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and egg.
- Let it sit for 15–20 minutes.
2. Coat for crispiness
- Mix cornflour + flour.
- Coat chicken pieces well.
3. Fry
- Heat oil on medium-high.
- Fry chicken in batches until golden and crispy.
- Drain on paper towels.
4. Make sauce
- In a pan, heat a little oil.
- Add garlic and sauté until fragrant.
- Add soy sauce, honey, vinegar, ketchup, chili flakes, and water.
- Simmer for 2–3 minutes until slightly thick.
5. Combine
- Toss fried chicken in the sauce quickly.
- Stir until evenly coated and glossy.
🍯 Serve with:
- Steamed rice 🍚
- Fried rice
- Or noodles 🍜
- Sprinkle sesame seeds and chopped green onions on top
💡 Tips for extra crispiness
- Double fry for restaurant-level crunch
- Don’t overcrowd the pan while frying
- Toss in sauce just before serving (so it stays crispy longer)
If you want, I can also give you:
- 🔥 Spicy Korean-style honey garlic chicken
- 🍗 Air fryer version (less oil)
- 🍯 Sticky wings version instead of boneless chicken
