Crispy Honey Chicken

Crispy Honey Chicken fried on the stove top and then covered in a sweet honey soy sauce dressing. Serve over rice for a better-than-takeout dinner!

For more better than take-out dinner favorites try my baked orange chicken or baked sweet & sour chicken. 

Start by preparing all your ingredients. That way when it comes time to fry the chicken and make the sauce, you're not spending that time gathering all the stuff and cutting chicken. 

Ingredients

Honey Sauce

• 1/2 cup Honey
• 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar or rice wine vinegar
• pinch of red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon water

Chicken

• 3 large chicken breasts (about 1 1/2 lbs, cut into large bite-sized pieces)
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• canola oil or vegetable oil (about 2"-3" of oil in a skillet pan with sides)

Crispy Honey Chicken

Instructions

1. Pour about 2"-3" of canola or vegetable oil into a large frying pan with high sides. Turn the burner to medium-high heat and let the oil get hot while you prepare the sauce and other ingredients.

Make the Honey Sauce

1. In a saucepan over medium heat, add the honey, soy sauce, water, sesame oil, red pepper flakes (if using) and vinegar. Whisk together and bring to a boil.
2. In a separate bowl stir together the cornstarch and water. Set aside. Once the sauce is boiling slowly add the cornstarch mixture, while whisking. Bring back to a boil and then turn the heat down to low and let simmer for 10 minutes.
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Full recipe source: https://togetherasfamily.com/