Caramelized chicken with garlic and honey is not only super delicious but very, very sexy when presented over rice. ThisChinese-inspired recipe doesn’t take long to make, and looks restaurant-worthy too! Ideal for impressing a date or stuffing your face in style.
Yes, you’ll have noticed the presence of ketchup, I know it’s weird but it adds just the right little touch of acidity to make the dish perfect.
Ingredients for caramelized chicken with garlic and honey
- Light soy sauce: if you don’t know what it is, go here
- Oyster sauce: No, it doesn’t taste like oysters, and you can learn more about it in my article on the subject(buy it on Amazon).
Tips for making caramelized chicken with garlic and honey
As always, use your eyes to detect when caramelization is taking place. Time may vary from one kitchen to another
Don’t hesitate to wait until the skin of the chicken is browned, as this will help the sauce adhere better.
You can accompany it with my fried rice: an orgasm of taste!
If you love the taste of garlic and honey, I’ve got a recipe for garlic and honey tenders.
Asian Honey Garlic caramelized chicken
Ingredients
- 4 boneless chicken thighs, skin on and flattened by tapping with a knife
- 1 tablespoon salted butter
Sauce
- 3 tablespoons of oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 5 pods minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons of honey
- 1 pinch pepper
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
Procédé
- Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper
- In a bowl, combine sauce ingredients
- In a large frying pan, over medium-high heat with a base of oil, brown the chicken for 4 minutes on each side. Set aside.
- Add the butter followed by the sauce to the pan over medium heat.
- Allow to reduce
- Raise heat to high and return chicken, cooking for 2 minutes on each side (until sauce sticks).
- Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and cut into neat strips.
- Serve with rice
