- 5 Chicken Breast
- 4 Tbs Olive Oil
- Minced Garlic
- 1 cup Water
- 1/3 cup Honey
- 1/2 cup Apple Juice
- 1/2 cup Chicken Broth
- 2/3 cup Soy Sauce
- 1/3 cup Ketchup
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 tbs Corn Starch
- 2 Tbs Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes (**optional**)
- Salt
- Pepper
Hey honey lovers! I’ve got a great dinner idea for you today! I grabbed this recipe from a friend of mine and decided to give it a whirl. I have been craving something a little different and one of the cons of living in a small town is you don’t have the options of Japanese, Thai, Indian or Chinese food. Which I absolutely love! I am also married to a guy that likes beer and meat and that’s about it….lol. So eating at these types of restaurants is few and far between to say the least!
I saw this recipe and figured I’d give it a try! Periodically I have searched Pinterest for a dish like this but every time I made one they never turned out very well. Pretty mediocre. So to be honest, I had low expectations with this recipe because I figured it would be a flop like alllllllllll the others I’ve tried in the past.
All I can say is wowza! We absolutely loved this recipe and ate every last bit. Even my Manmeat of a husband loved it. My children loved it. This is an absolute home run in my book! This savory dish has even been on my mind since I ate it last week and I can not wait to make it again. You can add sesame seeds if you’d like or even red pepper flakes to add some heat. Since I was feeding my family I had to omit the pepper flakes but I think I need to make myself a secret batch just for myself so I can spice it up!
So if you live in the boonies like I do or you aren’t eating out as much because of Covid, you should give this a try. I promise it will scratch that Chinese food itch and you’ll be begging for seconds!
- 5-6 Chicken Breast (cut into 1 inch cubes)
- 4 TBS Olive Oil
- 2 cloves Garlic (minced)
- 1 cup Water
- 1/3 cup Honey (Beeyond the Hive is best)
- 1/2 cup Apple Juice
- 1/2 cup Chicken Broth
- 2/3 cup Soy Sauce
- 1/3 cup Ketchup
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 TBS Corn Starch
- 2 TBS Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes **optional**
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1-2 cups Rice of your choice! ( I used Jasmine)
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Heat oil in a large pan then throw your pieces of chicken in the pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
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While the chicken is cooking, mix together in a separate bowl the water, honey, apple juice, chicken broth, ketchup, soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, onion powder and red pepper flakes (if you want the spice).
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Once the chicken is completely cooked remove it from the pan.
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Add your minced garlic to the empty pan and cook for 1 minute.
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Add your sauce mixture and bring it to a boil.
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Time to make your slurry which will thicken up your sauce. Add cornstarch to a separate cup and mix with 1 TBS of COLD water to make your slurry (you want equal parts cornstarch to water. The water must be cold). Mix it up until it becomes like a paste. Then add it to the sauce pan and stir it in.
**once in a while my sauce won't thicken up after adding the slurry. If this happens I just repeat this step again until it reaches your desired thickness!
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Add the chicken back into the pan and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
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Make your rice! I just use a quick Jasmine rice that takes 5-10 minutes.
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That's it! Dish up a serving of rice and top it off with the honey chicken soy sauce! Sprinkle some sesame seeds if you're feeling fancy.
