Description
Enjoy tender and flavorful honey garlic chicken thighs coated in a sticky, savory sauce made with honey, garlic, soy, and a hint of chili flakes. This quick and easy stovetop recipe is perfect for a hearty dinner served over steamed boiled rice.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken
- 8 chicken thighs skinless and boneless
- 2 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Sauce
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 110 g (1/3 cup) honey
- 80 ml (1/3 cup) chicken stock
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 tsp chilli flakes
To Serve
- Boiled rice
Instructions
- Prepare Chicken: Place the chicken thighs in a bowl and add the cornflour, salt, and pepper. Toss the chicken thoroughly until fully coated with the cornflour mixture.
- Cook Chicken: Heat the vegetable oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Add the coated chicken thighs and cook on one side until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Flip and cook the other side for 2 minutes more.
- Add Butter and Garlic: Add the unsalted butter to the pan and allow it to melt. Then add the minced garlic, stirring together. Reduce the heat to medium to prevent the garlic from burning.
- Make Sauce: In a small bowl, combine honey, chicken stock, rice vinegar, and light soy sauce. Stir well to mix.
- Simmer Sauce and Chicken: Pour the sauce mixture into the pan with the chicken. Increase heat to bring it to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes until the sauce thickens and chicken is cooked through with no pink inside.
- Finish and Serve: Sprinkle the chopped fresh parsley and chili flakes over the chicken. Serve immediately over boiled rice.
Notes
- Use skinless, boneless chicken thighs for a tender, juicy result.
- Adjust chili flakes to your preferred spice level or omit for a milder dish.
- Serve with steamed or boiled rice to soak up the flavorful sauce.
- For extra crispiness, pat the chicken dry before coating with cornflour.
- This dish reheats well and can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 472 kcal
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 804 mg
- Fat: 19 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 45 g
- Cholesterol: 223 mg
