Description
This Sweet and Spicy Sticky Chicken recipe combines tender chicken pieces coated in a flavorful honey soy sauce with a kick of heat from sriracha. It’s a quick and easy stovetop dish perfect for a delicious Asian-inspired dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup soy sauce (low sodium preferred)
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sriracha or other hot sauce
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- sesame seeds and sliced green onions
Chicken:
Sauce:
Garnish:
Instructions
- Coat Chicken: Toss chicken pieces with cornstarch in a bowl until evenly coated.
- Cook Chicken: Heat vegetable oil in a skillet, cook chicken until golden and cooked through, then set aside.
- Make Sauce: In the same skillet, combine honey, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sriracha, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, and sesame oil. Simmer until slightly thickened.
- Combine: Return chicken to the skillet, coat in sauce, then simmer until sauce clings to the chicken.
- Garnish and Serve: Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions. Serve hot over rice or noodles.
Notes
- Adjust the spice level by varying the sriracha and red pepper flakes.
- Chicken thighs are recommended for juicier results.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 590mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
