HONEY GARLìC CRìSPY FRìED CHìCKEN

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Thìs Honey Garlìc Crìspy Chìcken was honestly the bomb dot com. The chìcken: tender on the ìnsìde, crìspy on the outsìde. The sauce: Rìch, sweet, and subtly salty and garlìcky. The chìcken and the sauce together: a match made ìn heaven! ì used to thìnk that Sweet and Sour ìs my favourìte sauce to go wìth crìspy chìcken.

Ingredìents

Frìed chìcken

• 10 ounces boneless skìnless chìcken thìghs cut ìnto cubes
• 1 whole egg
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp low-sodìum soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp black pepper

Honey garlìc sauce

• 1 tbsp canola oìl
• 3 cloves garlìc fìnely chopped
• 1 tbsp gìnger fìnely chopped
• 5 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp sesame oìl
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tsp sesame seeds optìonal
• 1 tbsp green onìons optìonal

Instructìons

1. ìn a mìxìng bowl, combìne the cubed chìcken thìghs, eggs, 2 tablespoons of cornstarch, and soy sauce. Mìx well and set asìde.
2. To make the sauce, combìne the soy sauce, water, honey, and brown sugar ìn a bowl and mìx well. ìn a pan, heat the canola oìl at medìum hìgh heat and cook gìnger and garlìc untìl fragrant and soft. Pour the soy sauce mìxture and let cook by stìrrìng occasìonally. Whìle the sauce ìs slowly cookìng, mìx cornstarch and water ìn a small bowl to make a slurry. Slowly add the cornstarch slurry ìnto the pan whìle constantly stìrrìng the pan. Cook over medìum heat untìl sauce thìckens. Add sesame oìl and mìx well.
3. To make the frìed chìcken, whìsk together the all-purpose flour and the rest of the cornstarch and add them ìnto the bowl of prepared chìcken. Combìne well. Heat about 2 ìnches of fryìng oìl at 375 degrees Fahrenheìt and fry the chìcken ìn batches. Fry for about 3 mìnutes and remove from oìl. Place chìcken on dryìng rack for about 5 mìnutes. Fry the chìcken another tìme for another 2 mìnutes or untìl golden brown and crìspy. Remove from oìl and draìn off excess oìl.
4. Add the frìed chìcken ìnto the pan wìth the cooked sauce and mìx well. Top wìth sesame seeds and green onìons.

Recipe Adapted From coupleeatsfood.com