Description
Honey garlic chicken bites is a super easy chicken recipe to make in 25 minutes! Crispy skinless chicken stir-fried and swimming in a delicious honey garlic sauce. So good!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.3 pounds (600 grams) skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- Salt and ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 6 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1/4 teaspoon red chili flakes
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/4 cup low-sodium chicken stock
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons Sriracha sauce ( or any hot sauce), optional
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro leaves ( or parsley), for garnish
- Lemon slices as needed
Instructions
- Add the chicken pieces, cornstarch, salt and pepper to a large bowl. Mix to evenly coat the chicken.
- In a large skillet heat olive oil and butter over medium-high heat. Once the butter is melted, add the chicken and cook until golden brown, about 8 minutes ( 4 minutes per side). Transfer to a plate. You might need to cook the chicken pieces in batches to avoid overcrowding the pan. Make sure the chicken pieces are not touching each other and the heat can circulate around them. This will help to lock the moisture and you will get crisp and juicy chicken.
- In the same skillet cook the garlic and chili flakes until fragrant, about 30-40 seconds over medium heat.
- Add the honey, chicken stock, lemon juice, Sriracha sauce ( or any hot sauce) and bring the sauce to a gentle simmer. Cook until the sauce thickens into a shiny glaze, about 2 minutes.
- Return the chicken to the skillet and cook further for 2 minutes until the chicken is completely cooked through.
- Garnish with the chopped cilantro leaves and lemon slices.
- Serve immediately over steamed rice. Enjoy!
Notes
If you feel like your honey garlic sauce is too thin, you can always add some cornstarch, flour, or even potato starch to thicken it. Try to use whatever flour you’ve chosen in your ingredients list and mix it with a little water to thicken up your sauce.
You can replace garlic for 1 teaspoon of chicken or use both if you wish.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Category: Chicken recipes
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Calories: 354kcal
- Sugar: 23g
- Sodium: 252mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 90mg