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Honey chilli chicken made with chicken tenders, red peppers and spring onions in a blue bowl.
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Honey Chilli Chicken Recipe

This honey chilli chicken is loosely influenced by Chinese takeaway ideas and features a rich sauce of dark soy, honey, rice wine and lots of fresh chillies.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Anglo Chinese
Keyword chilli chicken chinese, honey chilli chicken, honey chilli chicken chinese takeaway, sticky honey chilli chicken
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 817kcal
Author Brian Jones

Ingredients

  • 350 g Chicken Fillets or Tenders 12oz
  • ½ teaspoon Chinese Five Spice
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 tablespoon Cornflour
  • 1 tablespoon Oil
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger Paste
  • 1 Green Chilli Pepper Medium Hot
  • 1 Red Chilli Pepper Medium Hot
  • 2 Garlic Cloves
  • 1 Small Red Pepper
  • 2 Spring Onions
  • 3 tablespoon Honey 60g
  • 125 ml Chicken Stock ½ Cup
  • 1 tablespoon Crispy Chilli Oil (Lao Gan Ma)
  • Generous Pinch MSG
  • 2 tablespoon Rice Wine
  • 1 tablespoon Dark Soy Sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice

Instructions

  • If you are using chicken breasts rather than chicken fillets, cut them into lengths about 10cm long, roughly the same shape as a chicken fillet.
  • Slice the chilli peppers into rounds approximately 2-3mm (⅛") thick.
  • Peel and slice the garlic cloves as thinly as you can.
  • Top and tail the red pepper and cut it into a 1-1.5cm (½") dice.
  • Slice the spring onions at a 45° angle to the stem into slices 2-3mm (⅛") thick.
  • Mix together the chicken stock, rice wine, honey, crispy chilli oil, lemon juice, MSG and dark soy sauce.
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  • Place the chicken in the bowl, add the salt and Chinese five-spice, mix well and then coat the chicken with the cornflour.
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  • Heat a 30cm or 12" frying pan over a medium-high heat and add the oil. When it is hot, fry the chicken for 1-2 minutes on each side until nicely coloured. Remove the chicken and set it aside.
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  • Add the chillies, garlic, ginger, and red pepper to the frying pan and stir fry for 2 minutes.
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  • Add the sauce and boil hard for 2 minutes.
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  • Reduce the heat to medium and return the chicken with any resting juices and cook for a final 2 minutes or until the chicken is cooked, then serve immediately.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 817kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 76g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 201mg | Sodium: 2239mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 34g
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