Honey Garlic Chicken made at home is SO much better and tastier than from any restaurant and makes a perfect, quick dinner, especially on a busy week night.
If you have never tried Honey Garlic Chicken , now is definitely the time. We used to have a few good Asian take-away restaurants close to home, but they have all disappeared to the bigger malls, which I so hate going to.
I had seen various recipes for something similar, with a small change here and there, but I never looked closely at any of them.
Boy, was I surprised when I realized exactly what I was making ! One of my old favorites which I always, but always ordered at one of our Chinese Restaurants.
The meal looks so simple, but it is packed with flavor, and other than Basmati Rice (or your favorite), this makes a delicious dinner.
We have had it a couple of times already, and it always comes out perfectly.
And because it is such a simple, uncomplicated recipe, I love it even more…. and perhaps more important – no strange, unheard of ingredients, which I often find in Asian cuisine.
Honey Garlic Chicken
- 1 cup Flour
- 1 1/2 t Baking Powder
- 1/2 t Salt
- 3/4 cup Water
- Vegetable Oil for deep frying
- 450 g Chicken Fillets cubed into bite-sized pieces ( 1 pound )
- 1/2 cup Honey
- 2 t Fresh Garlic crushed or minced
- 1/4 t Soy Sauce
- 2 TB Sesame Seeds toasted
- Basmati Rice cooked
- Spring Onions chopped
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Mix together the Flour, Baking Powder, Salt and Water – set aside
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Heat the Oil to a medium heat – dunk each piece of Chicken in the batter and fry in batches (2 – 3 minutes per batch) until done – after frying place on a paper towel to drain and transfer to a heat proof dish
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In a small saucepan, heat the Honey, Garlic and Soy Sauce until runny – pour over the fried Chicken and gently stir through – let stand a minute or so to soak into the Chicken
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Spoon the Chicken over Rice, sprinkle with the Sesame Seeds and Spring Onions
Spoon the Chicken over Rice, sprinkle with the Sesame Seeds and Spring Onions.
LINDA
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Karen Kinser
Monday 29th of February 2016
This looks yummy. I think I'll try it with a side of steamed broccoli. I'll bet peas mixed in with the rice would be good, too. It looks like it's 'lonely' without any real green around it! I've also looked at many of your other recipe suggestions . . . They all look wonderful. I'm going to try the Thai Salad too. thanks!
shaun leggett
Monday 10th of August 2015
Hi when you say T is that teaspoon or tablespoon. Thanks
Linda Nortje
Monday 10th of August 2015
Shaun, lower case " t " is for teaspoon and short for tablespoon would be upper case " TB " Hope this helps :-) {replying here as your e-mail is not attached to your comment}
April J Harris
Tuesday 7th of April 2015
This looks so good, Linda! What a delicious meal - pinned, yummed and stumbled!
Patricia Conte
Tuesday 7th of April 2015
You've recreated a lovely dish!! Your photos are beautiful and right now I want to dig in!
Manila Spoon
Monday 6th of April 2015
I can almost taste it! What a delicious looking dish!