Honey Soy Garlic Chicken Bites

garlic soy chicken bites in a bowl with rice and cucumber

These Honey Soy Garlic Chicken bowls are on the table in 15 minutes with 7 basic ingredients. With sweet, salty and savoury flavours making up the sauce, and diced chicken breast that is moist on the inside and a crispy on the outside.

Course Dinner

Cuisine Asian

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings people

Calories 309kcal

Author Kim

Ingredients

500 grams /1 pound Boneless skinless chicken breast cut into ¾” pieces
¼ cup Plain Flour/All purpose flour
2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive oil
1 tablespoon Garlic (minced) about 3 medium cloves
⅓ cup Honey
2 tablespoons Water
2 tablespoons Soy sauce

To Serve

Cooked rice (2 cups) sliced green onion/shallot, thai basil leaves, and/or sesame seeds

Instructions

Add cubed chicken breast and flour into a large bowl (or bag) and toss until chicken is fully coated with flour. In a jug or bowl, whisk together the honey, water, and soy sauce and set aside.
Add olive oil to a large skillet/pan set over medium-high heat. When oil is hot, add the chicken to skillet/pan in a single layer.
Cook the chicken for 6-8 minutes, turning occasionally. When the chicken is cooked through, add the garlic and cook for an additional minute.
Whisk honey, soy sauce and water again and pour into pan, stirring to coat chicken.
Heat sauce for a minute or two or until it is bubbling and thick, then remove from heat
Serve immediately with your choice of sides and garnishes.
Store leftover chicken in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.

Notes

Flouring the Chicken: I recommend not skipping this step as this step dries the outside of the chicken so that it gets crispy on the outside. Without the flour, the chicken ill brown but won't get nearly as crispy. Plain or all purpose flour is good to use for this step.

Sauce: If sauce it too thick add a little bit of water at a time to loosen whilst stirring through. If sauce is too thin, thicken with a cornflour/cornstarch slurry. 2 tablespoons tap water mixed with 1 tablespoon of cornflour/constarch, poured into pan with sauce and chicken (make sure it is on high heat as this is what activates the thickening agent) Sauce will thicken quickly. To make it extra saucy, double the sauce ingredients.

Add Ins

Veg: add diced broccoli pieces and or sliced green beans for extra fibre
Heat: ½ or ¼ teaspoon of red chilli flakes to the sauce, fresh chilli garnish on top to serve, or a little chilli paste stirred into the sauce
Spice: Adding a teaspoon of Chinese five spice to the flour mix adds a subtle boost to the chicken. Or adding a sprinkle of black pepper into the sauce
Citrus: for a hit of freshness, add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, or a some lemon zest sprinkled over to serve
Zing: Add a teaspoon of freshly grated ginger to the sauce, or minced ginger from a jar
Nuts: lightly toasted unsalted cashew nuts go so well with this flavour combination and provide a toasty crunch
Sesame Seeds: sprinkle on top t0 serve or stir through at the last minute before serving

* Nutrition information does not include rice or garnishes or addins.

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