Description
Honey Chilli Chicken is a Chinese takeaway recipe that your whole family will love. Best served with egg fried rice.
Ingredients
Scale
vegetable oil, around 750ml (3 cups)
Batter
- 30g (1/4 cup) self-raising flour
- 60g (1/2 cup) cornstarch
- 1.25ml (1/4 tsp) salt
- 1.25ml (1/4 tsp) sugar
- 2.5ml (1/2 tsp) Chinese Five Spice powder
- 125ml (1/2 cup) water
- 2 chicken breasts, thinly sliced
Sauce
- 15ml (1 tbsp) vegetable oil
- 1 red chilli, washed and finely chopped
- 2.5cm fresh ginger root, grated
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 15ml (1 tbsp) sweet chilli sauce
- 15ml (1 tbsp) soy sauce
- 30ml (2 tbsp) honey
- 80ml (1/3 cup) water
- 10ml (2 tsp) cornstarch
Garnish
- 4 spring onions, cleaned and chopped
- 10ml (2 tsp) sesame seeds
Instructions
- Heat enough oil in a wok to be able to submerge the chicken pieces.
- Mix all the batter ingredients in a large bowl.
- Test the temperature of the oil by dropping a small amount of batter into the wok. If it immediately floats to the top and starts sizzling, it’s ready.
- Dredge the chicken in the batter and fry it in batches for 6 to 8 minutes or until golden brown,.
- Remove the cooked chicken with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
- Discard the oil and clean the wok.
- Heat the fresh oil in the wok and gently fry the ginger and chilli for two minutes.
- Add the lemon juice, sweet chilli sauce, soy sauce and honey. Let the mixture reach a slow bubble point.
- Make a slurry, by adding the water and cornstarch to a cup and mixing until all the lumps have gone.
- Turn up the heat, pour the slurry into the wok and stir vigorously. At first the sauce will be cloudy but after a minute or so, everything will come together and the sauce’s colour will return.
- Tip in the chicken pieces and stir until everything is covered.
- Serve with plain white rice, topped with spring onions and sesame seeds. Enjoy!
Notes
For best results, you’ll need to deep fry the chicken. If you’re health conscious, you can pan fry the chicken in much less oil.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stir Fry
- Cuisine: Chinese
