Honey Ginger Chicken recipe

• You can prepare this dish ahead of time by deep-frying the chicken until it’s half-cooked. Keep it in the freezer and when ready to cook, thaw out chicken, fry completely until golden and mix with sauce.

Serves 8 Prep and Cooking Time 1 hour and 50 minutes

• 1 whole chicken, cut into serving pieces

all-purpose flour for dredging

Marinade

• 1/3 cup rice wine
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

1. Mix together ingredients for marinade in a bowl.
2. Put in chicken and mix until all the pieces are coated with the marinade. Set aside for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
3. After 1 hour, heat enough oil in pan to deep fry chicken pieces.
4. Coat each piece of chicken in flour before frying.
5. Drain excess oil in paper towels.

Sauce

• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons chili garlic sauce
• 3 teaspoons shredded ginger
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup water
• chopped spring onions for garnish

Directions:

1. Mix together all ingredients for the sauce in a wok and boil until thick and syrupy.
2. Toss in chicken pieces in the sauce until well-coated.
3. Garnish with chopped spring onions.