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Honey Chicken – STAYS CRISPY for hours!Nagi

A Chinese-inspired honey chicken recipe with a staying-crispy batter, sweet sticky sauce, and savory depth that lingers well after cooking. Fry to golden perfection and enjoy anytime with rice or noodles.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 people
Calories 560 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Mixing bowl Large
  • 1 Deep fryer or deep pan
  • 1 Saucepan for glaze
  • 1 Wire rack for draining

Ingredients
  

Main ingredients

  • 300 g Chicken thighs skinless, boneless, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 tablespoon Light soy sauce for marinade
  • 2 teaspoon Chinese cooking wine can substitute with soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoon Cornflour for marinade
  • ½ cup Cornflour for dredging
  • 6 tablespoon Cornflour for batter
  • 4 tablespoon All-purpose flour
  • 7-8 tablespoon Cold soda water for batter
  • ¼ teaspoon Baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 2-3 cups Vegetable oil for frying
  • ⅓ cup Honey for sauce
  • 1.5 tablespoon Glucose or corn syrup for sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Light soy sauce for sauce
  • 2 teaspoon Chinese cooking wine for sauce
  • 25 g Vermicelli rice noodles optional, for garnish
  • Sesame seeds & green onion finely sliced, for garnish

Instructions
 

Instructions

  • Marinate chicken with soy sauce, cooking wine, and cornflour for 10 minutes.
  • Mix cornflour, flour, baking powder, salt with cold soda water to form batter.
  • Dust chicken in cornflour, then dip into batter. Fry in batches at 180°C/350°F for 5–6 minutes until golden and crispy. Drain on rack.
  • Make glaze by mixing honey, glucose/corn syrup, soy sauce, and cooking wine over medium heat until syrupy.
  • Toss fried chicken in warm glaze. Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions. Serve alone or over rice noodles.

Notes

Double frying gives extra crispiness. Glucose or corn syrup helps glaze stick without loss of crunch. Store in ventilated container and reheat in oven or air fryer for best texture.