Description
Enjoy the perfect combination of crispy and flavorful with this Double Crunch Honey Garlic Chicken recipe. Juicy chicken breasts are coated in a crunchy breading, fried to golden perfection, and then drizzled with a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce.
Ingredients
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For the chicken:
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup water
- vegetable oil for frying
For the honey garlic sauce:
- ½ cup honey
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup water
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Pound and prep the chicken: Pound the chicken breasts, marinate in buttermilk.
- Prepare the breading: Mix flour, cornstarch, spices in a bowl; beat eggs with water.
- Coat and fry: Dredge chicken, fry until golden brown and cooked through.
- Make the honey garlic sauce: Combine honey, garlic, soy sauce, water; thicken with cornstarch slurry.
- Finish and serve: Drizzle sauce over chicken or toss to coat. Serve hot.
Notes
- Keep fried chicken crispy by placing on a rack.
- Adjust sauce spiciness with chili flakes or sriracha.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus marinating time)
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Asian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast with sauce
- Calories: 610
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 880mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 40g
- Cholesterol: 165mg
