Hot Honey Chicken Recipe | Sweet, Spicy & Ready in Minutes! 🍯🔥

buttermilk

🥗Healthier: plain yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + vinegar

Plain yogurt adds creaminess while reducing calories.

hot sauce

🥗Healthier: sriracha

💰Cheaper: hot pepper flakes

Sriracha offers a similar heat with less sodium.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: self-rising flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: maple syrup

Agave syrup is lower on the glycemic index.

Cut out the central tendon from the chicken and trim a bit off the meat to create strips of medium length.

Season the chicken strips with salt and black pepper.

Heat olive oil in a pan until hot.

Add the chicken strips to the pan and fry for 4 minutes on each side.

Peel 3 cloves of garlic and chop them finely.

After frying the chicken for 4 minutes on one side, turn them over and fry for another 4 minutes.

Once cooked, transfer the chicken to a bowl.

Add a little more olive oil to the pan, then add the chopped garlic.

To the garlic, add 3 tablespoons of hot honey and 3 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar.

Let the mixture simmer until it thickens.

While it's simmering, slice the green part of the spring onion into rings.

Add 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce to the pan with the garlic and honey mixture.

Return the chicken to the pan and mix everything well, bringing it to a boil again.

Add the spring onion rings to the pan before serving.

Serve the hot honey chicken with udon noodles.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

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