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Built-to-last CRISPY Honey Chicken Recipe

Built-to-last CRISPY Honey Chicken Recipe
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This recipe for Built-to-Last CRISPY Honey Chicken features tender chicken pieces coated in a crispy batter and tossed in a sweet honey sauce. The result is a perfect balance of crispy texture and sticky sweetness that will have you coming back for more.

Ingredients

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Chicken & Marinade:

  • 300g/ 10oz chicken thighs, skinless boneless, cut into 2.5cm/1″ pieces
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 2 tsp Chinese cooking wine
  • 2 tsp cornflour/cornstarch

Dredging:

  • 1/2 cup cornflour/cornstarch

Stay-Crispy Puffy Batter:

  • 6 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch
  • 4 tbsp flour, plain/all purpose
  • 7 – 8 tbsp COLD soda water, club soda or seltzer water
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt, kosher/cooking

Oil, for frying:

  • 2 – 3 cups vegetable oil (or canola)

Honey Sauce:

  • 1/3 cup (100g) honey
  • 1.5 tbsp (25g) glucose OR corn syrup (light)
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 2 tsp Chinese cooking wine

Garnish / serving:

  • 25g / 2 oz Vermicelli rice noodles (optional)
  • Sesame seeds, finely sliced green onions

Instructions

  1. Recommended step for beginners: Place batter mixing bowl in the fridge with the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  2. Marinate & Dust Chicken: Marinate chicken in a mixture of soy sauce, Chinese cooking wine, and cornflour. Dust chicken pieces with cornflour/cornstarch.
  3. Cold Batter & Fry #1: Prepare a cold batter using flour, cornflour/cornstarch, soda water, baking powder, and salt. Fry coated chicken pieces until light golden and crispy.
  4. Honey Sauce: Simmer honey, glucose or corn syrup, soy sauce, and Chinese cooking wine to create a sticky sauce.
  5. Fry #2 – for ultra crispy: Fry chicken a second time at a higher temperature for extra crispiness.
  6. Toss in Sauce & Serve: Toss crispy chicken in the honey sauce and serve garnished with sesame seeds and green onions.
  7. Puffy Crispy Noodles (optional): Quickly fry rice noodles until puffed and crispy to serve as a base for the chicken.

Notes

  • For extra crispiness, fry the chicken in batches and do not overcrowd the pot.
  • Cooling the chicken before tossing it in the sauce helps maintain crispiness.
  • Be quick when tossing the chicken in the sauce to prevent it from thickening too much.

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Keywords: Crispy Honey Chicken, Chinese Chicken Recipe, Crispy Fried Chicken

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