Just so you know, I do not give this recipe away lightly. It was given to me by a family whose nanny got it from another nanny - somewhere in Asia who got it from another nanny’s grandma who was given it in secret by her great aunt who was a mother of 10 children. Now you have it, you will wonder how you ever got by without it.
Honey Chili Chicken
(Serves 4)
500g chicken fillets (thigh or breast)
Plain flour
2tbs honey
2tbs corn flour
1/3 cup water
1tbs sweet chili sauce (for sensitive kids, halve the sweet chili)
1/3 cup lemon juice
2tsp soy sauce
1/2 a brown onion (finely chopped)
1/ Chop up the chicken into small pieces and coat with flour and a pinch of salt.
2/ Heat some olive oil in a fry fan and cook the chicken until golden brown and chicken is cooked through (the trick is hot, hot oil). Put the chicken on paper towel to drain away the fat.
3/ Leave 1tbs of oil in the pan (very important there is not too much oil as honey will not froth). Dollop in the honey and stir continuously for 1min. The honey should bubble and foam, the foamier the better but be careful not to brown/burn it.
4/ Next, combine the onion, cornflour, water, chili sauce, lemon juice and soy sauce and add it to the honey. Stir it in and in the next few minutes the mixture should boil and thicken into sticky gluey goodness.
5/ Add the chicken and stir to coat. Here you can also add veggies such as, corn, peas, broccoli, carrot.
Serve with rice, cous-cous or Asian noodles.
My mouth is watering at the thought. So enjoy, and only pass on to those you love
Ax
Honey Chili Chicken
(Serves 4)
500g chicken fillets (thigh or breast)
Plain flour
2tbs honey
2tbs corn flour
1/3 cup water
1tbs sweet chili sauce (for sensitive kids, halve the sweet chili)
1/3 cup lemon juice
2tsp soy sauce
1/2 a brown onion (finely chopped)
1/ Chop up the chicken into small pieces and coat with flour and a pinch of salt.
2/ Heat some olive oil in a fry fan and cook the chicken until golden brown and chicken is cooked through (the trick is hot, hot oil). Put the chicken on paper towel to drain away the fat.
3/ Leave 1tbs of oil in the pan (very important there is not too much oil as honey will not froth). Dollop in the honey and stir continuously for 1min. The honey should bubble and foam, the foamier the better but be careful not to brown/burn it.
4/ Next, combine the onion, cornflour, water, chili sauce, lemon juice and soy sauce and add it to the honey. Stir it in and in the next few minutes the mixture should boil and thicken into sticky gluey goodness.
5/ Add the chicken and stir to coat. Here you can also add veggies such as, corn, peas, broccoli, carrot.
My mouth is watering at the thought. So enjoy, and only pass on to those you love
Ax
I am making this tonight. I love honey king prawns, is it kind of similar?
ReplyDeleteHoney king prawns have lots of batter so can be quite heavy. This is more light with a sticky sweet taste, but it does have that sweet and sour Asian feel to it. Let me know how you go!
ReplyDeleteA.M.A.Z.I.N.G
ReplyDeleteI have already given this to my mothers group. Thankyou!!!!!!