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Easy Soy Garlic Chicken Thighs: A Quick Asian-Inspired Delight

Easy Soy Garlic Chicken Thighs: A Quick Asian-Inspired Delight
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min
Serves
4
Calories
300 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 lbchicken thighs boneless skinless
  • 3 tbsppotato starch
  • 3 tbspall purpose flour
  • 1 tspgarlic powder
  • 1/2 tspsalt
  • 1/2 tspblack pepper
  • 3 tbspneutral oil for pan frying
  • 8 clovesgarlic (minced)
  • 2 stalksgreen onion (green and white parts separated)
  • 1 tspred chili flakes
  • 1/2 cupchicken stock (sub: water & chicken bouillon)
  • 3 tbsphoney
  • 1 tbsprice vinegar
  • 1 tbspdark soy sauce
  • 1 tspcornstarch
  • —Green onion (green part)
  • —Sesame seeds

Instructions

  1. 1

    Combine the sauce ingredients: chicken stock, honey, rice vinegar, dark soy sauce, and cornstarch. Mix and set aside.

  2. 2

    Dry the chicken thighs with a paper towel. Mix the potato starch, flour, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper on a large plate. Lightly coat the chicken thighs on both sides.

  3. 3

    Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Fry the chicken thighs until golden brown on both sides, about 7 minutes per side.

  4. 4

    Remove chicken, add minced garlic, white part of green onion, and chili flakes to the pan, sauté for 3 minutes. Add the sauce and cook until thickened.

  5. 5

    Return chicken to the pan and cook for an additional 5 minutes until the chicken is cooked and coated in sauce. Serve with veggies and rice.