Hot and Spicy Honey Sauce Chicken

The warm chilli notes cut through the natural sweetness of this well-balanced sweet and savoury chicken dish. If Chinese take-out is what your diners are craving, delight them with this quick-to-cook classic that’ll have them hungering for more. 

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Not looking for a chicken recipe? You can still have diners eating out of your hands with a variety of other proteins that’ll suit this recipe just fine. 

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Ingredients

Chicken Marinade

• 350g Chicken Breast Meat, skinless
• 1 tbsp Oyster Sauce
• 1 tbsp Tapioca Flour
• 1 tbsp Oil

Seasoning Sauce

• 1 tsp Knorr Chicken Powder
• 3 tbsp Knorr Rock Sugar Honey Sauce
• 2 tbsp Tomato Sauce
• 1 tbsp Chili Sauce
• 1 tsp Sesame Oil
• ½ tsp Pepper

Hot and Spicy Honey Sauce Chicken

• 2 tbsp Oil
• 8 Dried Chilies, chopped
• ½ tsp Szechuan Peppercorns
• 2 pcs Star Anise
• 2 cloves of Garlic, smashed
• 1 tbsp Ginger, minced
• 2 stalks of Spring Onion, cut into lengths

Assembly

• 50g Peanuts, deep-fried

Preparation

Chicken Marinade and Cooking

• Cut chicken breast meat into slices.
• Season chicken with the oyster sauce, tapioca flour and oil.
• Blanch the marinated chicken in hot oil until golden brown.
• Dish out and drain from oil.

Seasoning Sauce

• Combine the Knorr Chicken Powder, tomato sauce, chili sauce, sesame oil, pepper, and Knorr Rock Sugar Honey Sauce.
  

Hot and Spicy Honey Sauce Chicken

• Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan.
• Stir fry the dried chilies, Szechuan peppercorns and star anise until fragrant.
• Add ginger, garlic, and chicken meat. Stir well.
• Add seasoning sauce and spring onion. 
• Fry over high heat for 6-7 minutes. 

Assembly

• Dish out, sprinkle peanuts over and serve.