This recipe is one of my all-time favourites, and is so quick and easy! In my household, we eat lots of chicken, and I am obsessed with different saucy chicken recipes, and out of all the different ones I have tried, this is my current favourite. This recipe is so great because you can have chicken ready in under 20 minutes! Can’t beat that right? This will be a family favourite!
Chicken thighs are a great cut of meat to use for this recipe because they are flavourful and tender. However, if you prefer chicken breasts, you can certainly use them instead. Just be sure to adjust the cooking time accordingly.
To make this dish, you will start by patting the thighs dry using a paper towel. After they are dry season them with salt and pepper, and then coat the chicken thighs in gluten-free flour. Coating them in GF flour will make them crispier, as well as help thicken the sauce later on in the recipe. Put the flour-coated chicken thighs in a frying pan over medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons of butter, and cook the chicken thighs for 3-5 minutes per side, until each side of the chicken is golden brown.
Once the chicken has been cooked, add in the remainder of the butter and the minced garlic and cook garlic until it becomes fragrant. you’ll need honey, soy sauce, and apple cider vinegar for the sauce. The honey adds sweetness to the dish, while the soy sauce provides a savory umami flavour. The apple cider vinegar gives the sauce, that sought-after tangy kick. The garlic simply adds depth and aroma to the sauce. Add the honey, soya sauce, and apple cider vinegar to the pan and cook over medium-low heat. Mix the chicken into the sauce to fully coat it, and simmer until the sauce starts to thicken.
Once the sauce has reached your desired thickness, you can either cook it longer at medium-high heat to crisp the chicken up, or you can serve it immediately over some rice! There are so many ways you can serve this dish. I prefer it over sticky or basmati rice, but it can work over anything.
I initially followed Nagi’s, Receipetineats recipe, however, altered the recipe to make it gluten-free, and use chicken thighs, as I find they are more forgiving. You can find Nagi’s recipe here, https://www.recipetineats.com/honey-garlic-chicken/?fbclid=IwAR0Fy7J9ybvWIc149Vm8rz8IR5ZrRGusdtN9EBigjGhthbtr83L4Qq_pJYI
Like any recipe, it always pairs with some good tunes! When am I cooking this recipe, as well as stuffing my face with it, I listen to,
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Irresistible Sticky-Sweet Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs
4 Servings |Prep time: 10 min| Cook time: 15 min | Total time: 25 min
Ingredients
- 950 g boneless skinless chicken thighs
- ¼ cup Gluten Free flour blend
- Salt
- Black pepper
- 3 tbsp Dairy free butter
- 4 minced garlic cloves
- 1 ½ tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp gluten free soya sauce
- ⅓ cup honey
Directions
- Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel and sprinkle salt and pepper on each side of the chicken thighs.
- Put the flour on a plate and coat the chicken thighs completely in the flour.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Once the butter has melted completely put chicken thighs in the pan and cook for 3-5 minutes per side until chicken thighs are cooked through.
- Once the chicken has been cooked, move it to the side in the pan and add the remainder of the butter and the minced garlic, and cook garlic for about 30 seconds.
- Add in the honey, vinegar, and soya sauce in the pan and lower the heat to medium-low. coat the chicken in the sauce, and simmer for 5 minutes letting the sauce thicken.
- Serve the chicken thighs over rice and enjoy!
Notes
- If you prefer chicken to be more crispy, feel free to cook the chicken on medium-high heat at the end when the sauce has been added.
- Regular flour, butter, and soya sauce can also be used.
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