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Crispy Garlic Honey Chicken

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Course: Florida Kitchen, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chicken
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Author: Meggen

Ingredients

  • 2 unit chicken breasts cut into bite size cubes

Mariande

  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tsp fresh ginger minced
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce or Tamari
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ tsp red pepper flakes
  • 2 tsp sesame seeds
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 1 TBSP sweet chili sauce

For the chicken coating

  • 2 unit eggs beaten
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 ½ cups panko bread crumbs

For the Sauce

  • ½ cup Water
  • 2 tsp Cornstarch
  • 4 TBSP Low sodium soy sauce or Tamari
  • 2 TBSP Seasoned rice vinegar white vinegar will work as well
  • ¼ cup Honey
  • 1 tps Sesame oil
  • 1 tsp Garlic powder
  • ½ tsp Red pepper flakes
  • ¼ cup Sweet chili sauce
  • Olive oil spray
  • green onions for garnish

Instructions

  • Line a rimmed sheet pan with parchment paper. Set oven to 375 degrees.
  • In a large bowl combine all the marinade ingredients:
  • Garlic, ginger, sesame oil, soy sauce, water, red pepper flakes, sesame seeds, honey and sweet chili sauce. Add in chopped up chicken.
  • Cover and chill for 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile set up two pie plates for dredging . To one pie plate add the eggs- beaten.
  • To the other plate combine the flour and the panko bread crumbs.
  • Drain the mariande from the chicken after 30 of of marinating. Dip the chicken pieces into the egg and then roll into the flour and panko mixture to coat.
  • Place each chicken piece on the lined baking sheet taking care that the pieces do not touch. Lightly spray the dredged chicken with the olive oil spray.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
  • While the chicken is baking, in a small bowl combine the water and corn starch to create a slurry.
  • Add the slurry to a small sauce pan over low heat and add in the remaining sauce ingredients:
  • Soy sauce
  • Vinegar
  • Honey
  • Sesame oil
  • Honey
  • Garlic powder
  • Red pepper flakes
  • Sweet chili sauce
  • Bring the sauce ingredients to a simmer. Let simmer for 5 minutes adding more water if needed.
  • Remove chicken from the oven. Plate onto a serving platter. Pour half the sauce over the chicken and save half the sauce for dipping.