Built-to-last CRISPY Honey Chicken
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Built-to-last CRISPY Honey Chicken

NUTRITION · PER SERVING50M COOK
CAL 78%·PRO 31%
CARBS 61G16% OF CAL
1G FIBER0G ADDED0G INTRINSIC33G OTHER28G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 147G84% OF CAL
21G SAT125G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A Chinese honey chicken with a double-fried coating that stays crispy for hours. The chicken is glazed with a sweet honey sauce and topped with sesame seeds.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 4
  • 300g/ 10oz chicken thighs (, skinless boneless, cut into 2.5cm/1" pieces (Note 1))
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce ((or all purpose, NOT dark soy))
  • 2 tsp Chinese cooking wine ((sub with soy))
  • 2 tsp cornflour/cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup cornflour/cornstarch
  • 6 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch ((Note 8))
  • 4 tbsp flour (, plain/all purpose)
  • 7 - 8 tbsp COLD soda water, club soda or seltzer water ((NOT sparkling mineral water, Note 2))
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder ((NOT baking soda))
  • 1/4 tsp salt (, kosher/cooking (halve for table salt))
  • 2 - 3 cups vegetable oil ((or canola))
  • 1/3 cup (100g) honey
  • 1.5 tbsp (25g) glucose OR corn syrup (light) ((Note 6))
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce ((or all purpose))
  • 2 tsp Chinese cooking wine ((or more soy sauce))
  • 25g / 2 oz Vermicelli rice noodles (optional) (, a wad of it (not bean noodles, must be rice noodles))
  • Sesame seeds, finely sliced green onions
PREP
20M
SODIUM
537MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.