This spicy, sweet, and delectable sticky chicken recipe is a success. It tastes fantastic whether served with rice and a vegetable as a side dish or as a main course.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 12 mins |
| Total Time: | 22 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh ginger root
- 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – cut into 1/2 inch strips
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Instructions
- Whisk soy sauce, honey, hot sauce, brown sugar, ginger, and garlic together in a small bowl; set sauce aside.
- Lightly season chicken with salt and pepper.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken; cook and stir until browned, about 1 minute per side. Pour sauce over chicken; simmer, uncovered, until sauce thickens, 8 to 10 minutes.
- If you saw this recipe in the “Vegetable Insurgency” article in the Jun/Jul/Aug 2015 issue of Allrecipes, we added 1/2 pound of broccoli florets to it. If you want to add the crunch of crisp-tender broccoli to this dish, add the florets in Step 3 when you brown the chicken strips.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 232 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 14 g |
| Cholesterol | 59 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 23 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 1176 mg |
| Sugars | 12 g |
| Fat | 9 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I used half the soy sauce as suggested by another reviewer. I also used corn starch to thicken the sauce as suggested. Delicious!
I covered my chicken and flour before I fried it for a little extra crunchy. This also helped the sauce thicken and I added broccoli for some green. It was wonderful.
Beautiful caramelization gonna be great
Hahaha didn’t even try it yet but just the joy of cooking has been a 10/10 experience hopefully it tastes as good
Good. But next time I will use a bit more cornstarch to thicken the sauce.
Was good but didn’t thicken, I will add a little cornstarch not flour like one woman suggest which will change the favor, so cornstarch it is. People please think about using cornstarch to thicken flour changes the taste of food . Where cornstarch does not.
Good taste and easy to make. Recipe calls for 4 chicken breast halves. I used 2 since I cook for only myself. The amount of marinade was barely enough for the 2 breasts. I suggest doubling for 4.
My kids love this and ask for it often. I also dredge rhe chicken and serve with veggies and rice. I do triple the sauce and cook it down on the stove to thicken it up.
I always double the sauce and serve over rice !
I loved it it! it was the best and my family is obsessed with it. Super easy and fast! I totally recommend it !!
Was very good!! I did double the sauce and only about 1 tsp hot sauce. Will make again. Thank you!!
This was really flavorful and my family loved it. The boys went CRAZY over this.. fighting over the left overs! **Update** I made this with pork. I reduced the soy slightly.. it was STILL very good! Served with Jasmine rice. Next time i’m making a double batch and triple of the sauce! (ginger 1 tbsp fresh = 1/8 tsp ground!) I serve with fresh roasted green beans or stir fried broccoli.
Love this recipe! I have used boneless skinless thighs as well when I did not have breast. Served with jasmine rice, delicious!!
Add broccoli or other veggies, and dredge the chicken in flour/salt/pepper then cook it on high temp in very small batches to get it crisped a little. Very good flavor!
I suggest adding just a bit less hot sauce. If using Sriracha, use 1/4 recommended amount. I thickened the sauce with cornstarch and water slurry. Very good and simple. Doubled it, but if you do, I suggest a dutch oven. Slice strips pretty thin and use a hot pan for browning. Easy on the ginger. Do not salt the meat. I suggest 1 pound of meat to 1 sauce recipie. Also will try sauteeing the garlic and ginger when meat is completed instead of adding it to the sauce uncooked.
WOW, amazing chicken! It was soooooo good! I made only a few changes after reading people’s reviews. I made the sauce in a bowl and then set it aside (I used 2 large breasts. I did not reduce the sauce from the recipe). I heated the oil on med/high in a non-stick pan. After I cut up the chicken into bite-sized pieces, I put them in a large bowl and tossed some flour to coat. I then seared the chicken for about 2 minutes on each side. (They are still a bit pink inside.) After they have browned, I quickly poured the sauce over the chicken and simmered for only about 6 minutes turning them over every so often. The chicken was not dry at all! I served it with white rice and sauteed broccoli. Next time, I think I’ll add more honey and brown sugar because I didn’t detect any sweetness at all.
Amazing!!!! My whole family just loved this dinner!! I doubled the sauce, sauteed 3 bell peppers, onion and garlic in olive oil and set it aside. Tossed the chicken with flour, salt and pepper, sautéed it in the same pan I used for the veggies on high heat and scraped the pan as i went along, I then added the sauce, cooked it for a few minutes scrapping all the yummy pieces off the bottom of the pan, added the veggies and cooked till sauce was thickened. Served it over brown rice and devoured it!!!
I left out the hot sauce and put a bit of tomato paste instead. Just a smidge. My kids don’t like anything hot. But the dish itself was a hit! I got raving reviews. Thank you for this recipe. It’s going to become a regular at our house.
Tasted great but turned out a bit too salty so next time I wouldn’t be adding salt when frying the chicken or use low sodium soy sauce. I also mixed in spring onions at the end.
I have made this many times but just now posting a review. It.. is..DELICIOUS! Simple to make and I always have the ingredients on hand. The flavor is as good as a Chinese restaurant. I double the recipe for the sauce because I like it saucy, and only use two breasts since it’s just me I’m cooking for. Serve with jasmine rice and add chopped green onions and, voilà! They really put the flavor over the top. FLAVOR TOWN!!
Very good. Simple. Easy. Very similar to the sauce/marinade for my teriyaki chicken recipe. I will definitely be making this again.