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Crispy Chinese Honey Chicken Recipe

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Learn how to make the crispiest honey chicken at home with this easy recipe. Crispy battered chicken is coated in a sweet and savory honey sauce, creating the perfect balance of flavors and textures.

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
  • 7 – 8 tbsp COLD soda water
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Oil, for frying:

  • 2 – 3 cups vegetable oil

Honey Sauce:

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

Garnish / serving:

  • 25g / 2 oz Vermicelli rice noodles
  • 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 for 30 minutes. Dust with cornflour/cornstarch.
  3. Cold Batter & Fry #1: Prepare cold batter, coat chicken, and fry until light golden and crispy.
  4. Honey Sauce: Simmer honey, glucose/corn syrup, soy sauce, and cooking wine until syrupy.
  5. Fry #2 – for ultra crispy: Fry chicken a second time at higher temperature for extra crispiness.
  6. Toss in Sauce & Serve: Coat crispy chicken in honey sauce and serve garnished with sesame seeds and green onions.
  7. Puffy Crispy Noodles (optional): Fry vermicelli rice noodles until puffed up for a fun garnish.

Notes

  • Keep batter cold for crispier chicken.
  • Use a rack for draining fried chicken.
  • Avoid crowding the pot while frying.
  • Cool fried chicken for 20 minutes before tossing in sauce.
  • Work quickly when tossing chicken in sauce to prevent thickening.

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

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