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Spiced Honey Chicken

Spiced Honey Chicken

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Servings: 4 servings
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Ingredients  

For the Chicken

  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon fine salt
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil - for coating the pan
  • sesame seeds or sliced scallions - for optional garnish

For the Spiced Honey Glaze

  • ½ cup honey
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup water
  • ½ teaspoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • ¼ teaspoon five spice powder
  • ¼ teaspoon dried orange peel

Instructions

For the Chicken:

  • Cut the chicken breasts into 1-2 inch chunks of about the same thickness. You want to try to get them to cook at the same speed, so the closer they are to being a similar size, the better. Place them in a medium bowl and drizzle with sesame oil, garlic powder and salt. Mix it all around (using clean hands works best).
  • Cover the bowl and put this in the fridge to marinate overnight if possible, or for as long as you can. The longer it marinates, the more tender & flavorful the chicken will be.
  • Allow the Spiced Honey Glaze (instructions below) to reduce while cooking the chicken. For the chicken: Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add a tablespoon of canola oil to the pan. Swirl the pan so that the oil coats the bottom evenly.
  • Add the chicken to the hot pan and let sear on one side (about 4-5 minutes depending on thickness). Flip the pieces of chicken over and let cook on the other side for another 4-5 minutes.
  • Once they are cooked through, pour the Spiced Honey Glaze on top of the chicken and give it a good stir to get all of the chicken coated. Turn the heat off and it is ready to serve! Sprinkle with sesame seeds and/or finely slice scallions along with rice and steamed or roasted veggies to make it a meal.

For the Spiced Honey Glaze

  • Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Heat on low until the sugar dissolves. Continue to let it simmer for 20 minutes more and it reduces some. Watch it carefully so that it doesn’t boil over. If it starts to bubble up the sides of the pan, turn the heat lower or remove it from the heat. Keep it warm until chicken is cooked.