Chinese Honey Chicken

One of my hubby’s favorite types of food is Chinese.  I can honestly say I had never made a Chinese meal before yesterday. My idea of the perfect meal in Mexican, probably why I have so many dishes of it on here!  I decided to take on the project of making Chinese and the finished product was pretty tasty! It did take time though.

CHINESE HONEY CHICKEN
(Recipe from Blog Chef)

1 ½ lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1” chunks) Oil (for deep frying)

BATTER
4 tablespoons cornstarch
¼ cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ cup water
½ teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 egg white

SAUCE:

1 ½ tablespoons oil
2 teaspoon ginger (minced)
3 tablespoons garlic (minced)
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
½ cup water
1 teaspoon cornstarch (mixed with 1 teaspoon water)
Sesame seeds (for garnish)

In a large mixing bowl mix, combine all batter ingredients together and mix until smooth. Cover mixture and allow the batter to sit for at least 30 minutes.
Add the chicken to the batter tossing to coat.
Heat a deep fryer to 350 degrees. Fry chicken bits in small batches for 2 minutes or until batter becomes firm. Drain on paper towels.
To make the sauce: Heat 1 ½ tablespoons of oil in your wok. Add garlic and ginger and stir fry for 30 seconds.  Add salt, honey, vinegar, and water. Mix well. Combine 1 teaspoon of water with 1 teaspoon of cornstarch in a small bowl and add to the sauce and Simmer for 2 minutes.
Coat chicken with the sauce and garnish with sesame seeds.
Serve with white rice.

Enjoy!

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  1. Sallie

    Mmmm! Looks delish.

  2. Aimee

    That looks great. I love chinese and mexican too...although mexican food is much easier to make! I do have a great recipe for orange chicken if you want to stop by and check it out! Thanks,
    Aimee

  3. Mindie Hilton

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  4. Shore Girl

    Looks delicious! My husband grew up in China and LOVES Chinese food. Thinking this would be a nice surprise sometime!

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    This looks so good. makes me hungry!

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    I love both asian and mexican too! This looks great!

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    This looks delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe. I'll have to give this a try.

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    That looks incredible! We've attempted Chinese food a few times but we always fail. We'll have to try this. Looks so good!

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    I've seen a similar recipe floating around pinterest and I pinned it to try it out too. Great minds think alike!

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    This looks positively delicious! My mouth is watering even though I just ate dinner and am stuffed! This will be on next week's menu!

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    Hi! Thanks for visiting my blog! I'm chinese and I absolutely love lemon chicken. Perhaps you should give that a try too:)

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    Thanks for visiting my blog! We must be one the same wavelength because I posted a honey chicken recipe recently - but yours looks much more authentic! Love your blog :)

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    Delicious. What a great dinner item.

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    Mmmm...my girls and hubby would love your honey chicken! Definitely a must-try recipe!

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  35. Julie

    Delicious! I love chinese food! You have some great recipes on your blog!

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    Yum this looks so good!!!

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    Honey Chicken is one of my favorite dishes, and I love making my own chinese food. New follower and can't wait for the next recipe.

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    Following you back...this looks amazing. After all it si deep fried.

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  40. Jenn

    I love PF Changs Crispy Honey Chicken and if this tastes anything like that then I have got to try it. Sounds amazing.

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    Chinese food is always a hit in our house!

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  42. dreambake

    Delicious dish. One my colleague like to eat Chinese chicken and she is really best cookers. Even we have also baked this dish at my home.
    Dreambox

  43. Kathy Brown-Lowery

    When I went to print the recipe, the ingredients for the batter doesn't show up. I did copy and paste it but wanted you to be aware. Thank you for the recipe. It looks delish