Sweet Chinese honey and garlic chicken - an easy family favorite recipe that's ready in 30 minutes and better than takeout!
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 20 minutesminutes
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Total Time: 30 minutesminutes
Servings:4servings
Ingredients
2-3boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded to ½ inch thickness
salt and pepper, to taste
3tablespoonsoil
½cupcorn starch
Sauce
2teaspoonsgarlic
⅓cuphoney
1teaspoonapple cider vinegar , (may sub white vinegar)
½cupwhite vinegar
1teaspoonsoy sauce
½teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes, (optional)
2tablespoonscold water
1tablespooncorn starch
optional: scallions, sesame seeds, cooked white or brown rice or [url:1]fried rice[/url]
Instructions
Heat oil in a large pan or skillet over medium heat. Chop the chicken into bite sized pieces. Toss the chicken pieces in the corn starch. Cook the coated chicken in the preheated pan 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally to ensure even cooking, until chicken is cooked through and crisp on the outside.
In a small sauce pan whisk together all sauce ingredients except for corn starch slurry. Bring to a boil. In a small bowl combine cold water and corn starch for the slurry. Add to boiling sauce. Reduce to a simmer and allow to cook a couple more minutes until thick.
Add sauce to chicken and stir to coat. Serve with rice and scallions or sesame seeds if desired.