Name: How to Cook Chicken Honey
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 2 kilos chicken (legs or thigh, cut into serving pieces); 1 cup white sugar; 1/2 cup soy sauce; 1 Tbsp. garlic (crushed); 2 pcs bay leaves; 1 Tbsp. peppercorns (crushed); water (if needed); 2 tsp. cornstarch diluted with 2 tsp. water (for the sauce); 2 stalks spring onions (chopped); 1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds

This is an easy to cook savory sweet chicken dish. This dish is as easy as cooking chicken adobo where you only need to combine all the ingredients in a pot and cook until done. But there is an extra step if you want to make it more appetizing. Briefly grill the chicken if you want to serve it as chicken barbecue and thicken the sauce by simmering and adding cornstarch. Serve it as a dipping barbecue sauce for the chicken. You can also serve it without grilling by simmering until the sauce has slightly evaporated but no need to add the cornstarch.

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5 from 7 votes

How to Cook Chicken Honey

This dish is as easy as cooking chicken adobo where you only need to combine all the ingredients in a pot and cook until done.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Total Time45 mins

Course: Chicken Recipe

Cuisine: Filipino

Keyword: chicken honey

Servings: 8 servings

Calories: 256kcal

Author: Manny

Ingredients

2 kilos chicken legs or thigh, cut into serving pieces
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 Tbsp. garlic crushed
2 pcs bay leaves
1 Tbsp. peppercorns crushed
water if needed
2 tsp. cornstarch diluted with 2 tsp. water for the sauce

For garnishing(optional):

2 stalks spring onions chopped
1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds

Instructions

How to cook Chicken Honey:

Prepare the chicken marinade by combining soy sauce, sugar, garlic, bay leaves and peppercorns in a bowl. Mix the ingredients until the sugar is dissolved.
Put the chicken in the marinade and mix with the chicken until well coated and let stand for 30 minutes.
In a pan or wok, put the chicken with the marinade and bring to a boil. Then simmer until the chicken is tender. Add some water if needed just in case the sauce is drying up.
Prick the chicken with a fork to check if the chicken is already cooked. Juices should run clear.
Taste the sauce and adjust the sugar and soy sauce if needed. Add in the spring onions and simmer for a few minutes.
Remove the chicken from the sauce and grill the chicken. Thicken the sauce by adding cornstarch and simmer until the sauce is thick. Arrange the chicken in a platter and pour some sauce and garnish with sesame seeds. Serve hot.

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Comments

Rhodora
June 30, 2020 at 3:19 pm
Chicken Honey is the name of the recipe. I don’t see honey in the ingredients?
- Manny
  July 2, 2020 at 3:49 am
  
  HI Rhodora, maybe the reason why it is called chicken honey is because it is sweet and taste like it is added with honey. Or maybe when you serve it with your spouse and tasted it, he or she will call you honey.
Eivie
June 23, 2020 at 3:23 pm

Hello. Is it okay if I won’t grill the chicken?
- Manny
  June 24, 2020 at 8:20 am
  
  Hi Elvie, maybe you can braise or fry the chicken then simmer the sauce until thick.
Jackie Yap
April 12, 2020 at 9:18 pm

Hi, thanks for sharing this recipe but why is it there is no honey in this recipe?
- Manny
  April 12, 2020 at 9:23 pm
  
  Hi Jackie, you can use honey instead of sugar.