It’s also an awesome fakeaway recipe. It’s fairly quick to make so it makes the perfect replacement for a takeaway. Follow me…
Honey Sriracha Sauce
The sauce itself is insanely delicious. It’s sweet, it’s tangy, it’s sticky and of course it’s spicy! Here’s what you’ll need:
Honey – Make sure it’s runny honey or it’ll clump up. Sriracha – Don’t sub other hot sauce brands, only Sriracha is suitable for this recipe. Soy Sauce – Go for all purpose/light soy sauce, dark soy sauce will be too overpowering here. Vinegar – Go for white wine vinegar as it cuts through the sweetness nicely. Garlic Powder – Optional, but garlic does go beautifully with all the above ingredients. Can sub fresh garlic, just fry it off beforehand.
Cornstarch Slurry
Alongside the fab five above, you’ll need to add a cornstarch slurry to the sauce. This is what will thicken the sauce and turn it nice and sticky. A cornstarch slurry (or cornflour slurry depending on where in the world you are) is just a mixture of cold liquid with cornstarch. In this case it is simply equal parts water and cornstarch.
Crispy Fried Chicken
When it comes to the chicken you’ll want to make sure you create a batter. There’s a couple of different ways you can do this, but for this recipe we’ll be dredging through flour and cornstarch. A lot of similar recipes actually use all cornstarch, but I find sometimes that results in the batter being powdery. As such, I like a 50/50 ratio of flour and cornstarch. That way the batter is still light and crispy, but it has a touch of density to it too. Process shots: add chicken to egg (photo 1), coat in flour (photo 2) place to one side and repeat (photo 3).
Once coated it’s time to fry. Although it’s a little faff, I find best results come from deep frying. You get the most even coverage.
Can I shallow fry the chicken?
You can shallow fry the chicken, just fill the pan up with oil until it’ll cover just over half the chicken. Flip half way to cook both sides.
Can I bake the chicken?
This isn’t suitable for baking. The batter turns gummy and struggles to crisp up. Once you’ve fried the chicken just stir it through the sauce until it’s nice and sticky!
Serving Honey Sriracha Chicken
From there, I usually serve with rice, then top with sliced green/spring onion and sesame seeds. I would say I also serve with chopsticks, but as you can see by the photo below that is not the case. Couldn’t bring myself to attempt filming with them 😂 If you’re looking for another spicy honey recipe check out my Hot Honey Feta Chicken and Honey Sriracha Salmon! For more similar recipes check out these beauties too:
Sweet and Sour Chicken Stuffed Spring Rolls Homemade Popcorn Chicken Spicy Fried Chicken Tenders Buttermilk Fried Chicken Salt and Chilli Chicken Salted Caramel Chicken
Alrighty, let’s tuck into the full recipe for this honey sriracha chicken shall we?!
How to make Honey Sriracha Chicken (Full Recipe & Video)
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