Sticky Honey & Garlic Chicken
These sticky and tender chicken pieces coated in a garlic, soy and honey sauce are super simple to make and when served with basmati rice creates a delicious meal to impress. Recipe for two people.
Butchers’ Tip
Add a hint of warmth to your dish by sprinkling a few chilli flakes on top before serving.
Ingredients
- 2 x chicken breasts or 4 x thigh pieces (skinless + boneless), available from our Borough Market, Chiswick or Chelsea stores
- Honey & garlic sauce: 2 cloves of minced garlic, 50g honey, 1.5tsp rice vinegar, 1.5tsp soy sauce, 40ml chicken stock
- 1tbsp cornflour
- Pinch of salt, pepper and knob of butter
- Basmati rice
- Place your chicken pieces in a bowl and add the cornflour, salt and pepper. Toss until fully coated and transfer to a heated pan with a splash of oil and cook for 4-5 mins on one side. Turn over and cook for a further 2 minutes.
- Add the butter and garlic to the pan, turning down the heat to let the flavours infuse.
- Make the honey sauce by combining the honey, rice vinegar, soy sauce and stock in a bowl and mix together.
- Add the sauce to the pan, turn up the heat and bring the sauce to a boil. Once boiled simmer for a further 3-4 mins until the sauce thickens and the chicken is cooked all the way through.
- Serve on a bed of basmati rice and enjoy!