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Honey Lemon Garlic Chicken (Ready In 20 Min)

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Make crispy, juicy Honey Lemon Garlic Chicken with a sweet and tangy glaze. Perfect for a quick, flavorful weeknight dinner!

  • Author: Genio Ng
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 2 Servings 1x
  • Category: Chicken
  • Method: Easy
  • Cuisine: Asian

Ingredients

Scale

Marinate your chicken

  • 2 chicken thigh, skin on and boneless
  • Salt and pepper, to season
  • Cornstarch

For The Sauce

  • 3 tbsp of butter
  • 5 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp of soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp of mirin
  • 2 tbsp of honey
  • 1 lemon juice
  • 1/2 tbsp of lemon zest
  • 1/2 tsp of paprika
  • 1/2 tsp of chili flakes
  • 1/2 tsp of black pepper

Garnish

  • Sesame seeds
  • Chives

Instructions

  1. Season the chicken thigh with salt and pepper. Coat the chicken with cornstarch and shake off excess. Set aside
  2. In a pan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken skin side down and fry each side for 7 minutes or until golden brown. Set aside.
  3. In a pan, heat the butter over medium heat. Once it is melted, saute the garlic until fragrant for 1 minute.
  4. Add in soy sauce, mirin, honey, lemon juice, lemon zest, paprika, chili flakes and black pepper. Cook the sauce until it thickens.
  5. Then, add the chicken back to the pan and baste the chicken with the sauce.
  6. Once it is done, serve with hot steamed rice, garnish and enjoy!