NEW ZEALAND GOOD FOOD GUIDE

Honey Chicken


Honey Chicken

Ingredients

Marinade:

10g crushed garlic
50g soy sauce
25g sriracha sauce
50g tamarind pulp
50g tomato paste
30g lime juice

Honey sauce:

200g honey
20g salt
30g toasted sesame seeds
40g water

Chicken:

Boneless thigh fillets
Egg whites
Rice flour
Baby bok choy

Method

Marinade:

Mix all marinade ingredients together. Cut thigh fillets in half lengthways and marinate for at least 2 hours.

Honey sauce:

Put honey and salt over medium heat to caramelise. Stop the cooking of the honey by adding water. Check seasoning and add toasted sesame seeds.

Chicken:

Remove chicken from marinade, dip in egg white and then rice flour and cook in pre-heated oil at 180 C for about 6 minutes.

Blanch bok choy in boiling salted water for 2 minutes.

Once chicken is cooked cut into smaller pieces, toss with honey sauce and serve over the bok choy.

Garnish with sea salt and extra toasted sesame seeds.