Prep Time: 15 mins | Cook Time: 15 mins | Total Time: 30 mins | Servings: 4
Make this restaurant-quality meal at the comfort of your home in less than thirty minutes. Delicious and perfect for bust weeknights and the entire family. This crispy, sticky, and honey lemon-flavoured chicken dish is one of the easiest and quickest meal you that can whip up. Serve this with rice for a filling meal.
Say no to takeout with this Crispy Honey Lemon Chicken. A sure winner that never disappoints. Easily and quickly throw this together with pantry essentials in one pan. Follow the same recipe and swap the chicken thighs with either pork or beef and you’ll get the same sweet and sticky honey lemon sauce goodness.
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Ingredients
1 lb chicken thighs cut into 1-inch chunks
1/3 c. cornstarch
1/2 c. canola oil
3 cloves garlic minced
1 tbsp ginger minced
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
Sauce:
2 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 c. honey
zest of one large lemon
1/2 lemon juiced
1/2 c. water
1 tbsp cornstarch
Garnish:
green onions
sesame seeds
lemon zest
How to make Crispy Honey Lemon Chicken
Step 1: Place the chicken thighs and cornstarch in a large bowl or Ziplock bag and toss to coat. Set aside.
Step 2: To a bowl, add the sauce ingredients, whisk to combine, and set aside.
Step 3: To a large pan, heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken to the pan once the oil is hot and fry the chicken until crispy. When done, set the chicken aside and discard the oil, leaving only a tbsp to the pan.
Step 4: To the oil in the pan, cook the garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes for about 30 seconds over low heat until the garlic is aromatic, stirring endlessly.
Step 5: Return the chicken to the pan and toss.
Step 6: Before pouring the sauce into the pan, give it a quick stir. Toss the chicken to coat with the sauce and heat for about 30 seconds to a minute until the sauce has thickened.
Step 7: Before serving, garnish with chopped green onions, sesame seeds, and fresh lemon zest. Enjoy the Crispy Honey Lemon Chicken immediately with rice.
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken thighs cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1/3 c. cornstarch
- 1/2 c. canola oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tbsp ginger minced
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- Sauce:
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 c. honey
- zest of one large lemon
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 1/2 c. water
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- Garnish:
- green onions
- sesame seeds
- lemon zest
Instructions
Step 1: Place the chicken thighs and cornstarch in a large bowl or Ziplock bag and toss to coat. Set aside.
Step 2: To a bowl, add the sauce ingredients, whisk to combine, and set aside.
Step 3: To a large pan, heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken to the pan once the oil is hot and fry the chicken until crispy. When done, set the chicken aside and discard the oil, leaving only a tbsp to the pan.
Step 4: To the oil in the pan, cook the garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes for about 30 seconds over low heat until the garlic is aromatic, stirring endlessly.
Step 5: Return the chicken to the pan and toss.
Step 6: Before pouring the sauce into the pan, give it a quick stir. Toss the chicken to coat with the sauce and heat for about 30 seconds to a minute until the sauce has thickened.
Step 7: Before serving, garnish with chopped green onions, sesame seeds, and fresh lemon zest. Enjoy the Crispy Honey Lemon Chicken immediately with rice.
