Everyone loves some good Chinese takeout, right? Rice with crispy, sweet & spicy chicken on top. It’s the best. Here is my twist —
General Fatty’s Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken.
I’m certainly a fan of those crunchy chicken Chinese recipes that are tossed on a sugary sauce. I mean, what’s better than fried with sweet on top of a bed of fluffy carbs? Nothing. That’s what. Maybe cake… or pastries. Anyway– This stuff is fantastic!
I can’t help but feel a tiny bit guilty after destroying a box of takeout gold. Making your own at home will help to ease the pain a bit. If you make it in your own kitchen, it’s basically considered diet food, right? Right.
You’ll be surprised at how crunchy you can get this chicken by baking it. Woooooaaaah. Hold up (Sisco). That’s right. This is baked. Using a simple egg and panko mix, you’ll get a crispy, textured chicken that is absolutely glorious for holding onto this sweet and spankin’ spicy sauce.
Speaking of spicy– I decided to toss in a bit of sriracha to the glaze. This really allows the sweetness of the sauce to shine through without being overbearing. The bit of a bite from the sriracha helps even the playing field. I opted for my favorite blend that a fellow food-loving friend makes.
This sriracha is a bit sweeter and a bit spicier than your typical Eastern Thailand blend. I can’t say enough how delicious this stuff is. You can grab some here. She recently won first place at the prestigious 2014 Cajun Hot Sauce Festival of Louisiana. You knoooow this girl means business.
This would be amazing with a good, classic fried rice. Keeping with the theme, I decided to serve this with a simple steamed rice. A bit of garlic and onion (and a few plops of butter if we are honest) made it just perfect. The honey-based spicy sauce leaves a great accompaniment for the rice.
Overall, this is an incredibly simple meal to prep and put out. Start the rice. Bake the chicken. And while that is all doing it’s own thang, simmer the sauce. Toss the crunchy chicken in the sauce immediately before you serve. (Seconds will still taste great. Or so I’ve heard…)
Enjoy!
- 1 pound chicken, cut into 1" pieces
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 egg
- 1 and ½ cups Panko crumbs
- ½ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sriracha
- 1 tablespoons garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 and ½ tablespoons cornstarch
- ½ cup water
- green onion, to taste
- sesame seeds, to taste
- red pepper flakes, optional
- Pre-heat oven to 400 F.
- Season chopped chicken. Add to beaten egg in bowl.
- Take each piece of chicken and toss into Panko. Press crumbs into chicken for thick coating.
- Place on lined baking sheet and bake until golden, about 25 minutes.
- Mix sauce ingredients, except cornstarch and water in saucepan. Heat over medium heat until hot.
- Combine cornstarch and water. Add to sauce to thicken.
- Toss crispy chicken with sauce.
- Serve over rice with optional finishings and enjoy!
White or fried rice? Comment below!
How much HouseMade Sriracha did you use? This looks fantastic. I can’t wait to make this at home!
Bahaha That would be good to include, right? Updated 🙂