Crispy Honey Lemon Chicken

Prep Time: 15 mins | Cook Time: 15 mins | Total Time: 30 mins | Servings: 4

Throw this Crispy Honey Lemon Chicken together in under thirty minutes and enjoy a restaurant-quality dinner at home! Serve the crispy, sticky honey, lemon-flavored chicken over rice for a simple weeknight meal that your entire family will ask for over and over again.

Ingredients

1/3 c. cornstarch

1/2 c. canola oil

1 lb chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch chunks

3 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

1 tbsp ginger, minced

Sauce:

1/2 c. honey

zest one large lemon

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp cornstarch

1/2 lemon, juiced

1/2 c. water

Garnish:

lemon zest

green onions

sesame seeds

How to make Crispy Honey Lemon Chicken

Step 1: Place the chicken thighs and cornstarch in a large bowl or ziplock bag. Close and massage the chicken so every piece is coated. Set aside.

Step 2: Into a bowl, place the sauce ingredients. Mix well and set aside.

Step 3: Into a large pan, heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat. To the hot oil, add the chicken and cook over medium-high heat until golden and crispy.

Step 4: Set the chicken aside when done and reserve 1 tbsp of oil in the pan, then discard the remaining.

Step 5: In the same pan, saute the garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes for about 30 seconds over low heat until aromatic. Make sure to stir constantly to prevent the garlic and red pepper flakes from burning.

Step 6: Return the chicken to the pan and toss well to coat.

Step 7: Before adding the sauce to the pan, give it a quick stir.

Step 8: Toss well to coat the chicken until the sauce has thickened. This takes about 30 seconds to a minute.

Step 9: Serve the crispy honey, lemon chicken right away and garnish it with some chopped onions, sesame seeds, and fresh lemon zest. Enjoy!

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Crispy Honey Lemon Chicken

Throw this Crispy Honey Lemon Chicken together in under thirty minutes and enjoy a restaurant-quality dinner at home! Serve the crispy, sticky honey, lemon-flavored chicken over rice for a simple weeknight meal that your entire family will ask for over and over again.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Asian

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  

• 1/3 c. cornstarch
• 1/2 c. canola oil
• 1 lb chicken thighs cut into 1-inch chunks
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1 tbsp ginger minced
• Sauce:
• 1/2 c. honey
• zest one large lemon
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1/2 lemon juiced
• 1/2 c. water
• Garnish:
• lemon zest
• green onions
• sesame seeds

Instructions

 

• Step 1: Place the chicken thighs and cornstarch in a large bowl or ziplock bag. Close and massage the chicken so every piece is coated. Set aside.
• Step 2: Into a bowl, place the sauce ingredients. Mix well and set aside.
• Step 3: Into a large pan, heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat. To the hot oil, add the chicken and cook over medium-high heat until golden and crispy.
• Step 4: Set the chicken aside when done and reserve 1 tbsp of oil in the pan, then discard the remaining.
• Step 5: In the same pan, saute the garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes for about 30 seconds over low heat until aromatic. Make sure to stir constantly to prevent the garlic and red pepper flakes from burning.
• Step 6: Return the chicken to the pan and toss well to coat.
• Step 7: Before adding the sauce to the pan, give it a quick stir.
• Step 8: Toss well to coat the chicken until the sauce has thickened. This takes about 30 seconds to a minute.
• Step 9: Serve the crispy honey, lemon chicken right away and garnish it with some chopped onions, sesame seeds, and fresh lemon zest. Enjoy!