Honey Orange Chicken
Honey Orange Chicken – skillet chicken with savory, sweet and tangy honey orange sauce. Easy recipe, takes 20 mins, great for dinner!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 424kcal
Ingredients
- 5 chicken thighs
- 1 tablespoon Asian cooking wine sake or Chinese rice wine, optional
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- chopped parsley leaves for garnishing
- white sesame seeds for garnishing
Sauce:
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 3 1/2 tablespoons honey or more to taste
- 1-2 teaspoons bottled garlic chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce or more to taste
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Debone the chicken thighs, keep the skin on. Add the cooking wine and soy sauce to the chicken, stir to combine well.
- Add all the ingredients in the Sauce, whisk to combine well. Set aside.
- Heat up a skillet, pan-fry the chicken with the skin side down. Turn over and pan-fry both sides of chicken until browned. Transfer the chicken to a serving platter. Add the cooking oil to the skillet, saute the garlic until slightly brown, add the chicken back into the skillet, follow by the Sauce.
- Turn the heat to low and let cook until the sauce reduces a bit. Top the chicken with parsley and sesame. Serve immediately.
Notes
You may cook the chicken without removing the bones. You can follow my post and video on " How to Debone Chicken Thighs ." You may also use boneless and skinless chicken thighs or breasts for this recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 4people | Calories: 424kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 138mg | Sodium: 674mg | Sugar: 18g