Honey Chili Chicken Recipe | Asian Recipes
How to prepare "honey chili chicken"
honey chili chicken (china)
1 (3 pound) broiler-fryer chicken
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups vegetable oil
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup lemon juice
2 teaspoons cornstarch
4 teaspoons chinese chili sauce
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons grated pared fresh ginger root
3 tablespoons honey
6 scallions, cut in thin lengthwise slices
remove giblets from chicken. rinse chicken and cut into small serving-size pieces. combine flour and salt. coat chicken pieces with flour mixture. heat oil in wok over high heat until it reaches 375 degrees f. add chicken pieces, one at a time, to hot oil (cook only 1/3 of the pieces at a time). cook until golden, about 5 minutes. drain on absorbent paper. repeat with remaining chicken.
pour all but 1 tablespoon of the oil out of wok. combine water, lemon juice, cornstarch, chili sauce and soy sauce. add ginger to oil in wok. stir fry 1 minute. add honey to ginger. cook and stir 1 minute. add cornstarch-chili mixture to honey and ginger. cook and stir until mixture boil, about 1 minute. stir chicken piece into chili mixture. cook and stir until chicken is hot throughout, about 3 minutes. stir in onions. cook and stir 1 minute.
makes 4 to 6 servings.
