If you enjoyed my Honey Garlic Chicken recipe, you will enjoy this variation which comes together in just 25 minutes. This sticky and savory chicken is made with simple ingredients including soy sauce, honey, five spice powder and garlic. It’s an easy and delicious dish to serve over a warm bowl of rice during those busy weeknights. Enjoy!
key ingredients in soy glazed chicken
- Boneless Skin-On Chicken Thigh: I prefer the skin-on for this recipe because of its crispy texture. However, if you prefer the skinless chicken thighs, that is totally fine. You’ll just need to decrease the cooking time slightly.
- Five Spice Powder: Five spice powder is a blend of cloves, star anise, cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorns and fennel seeds. Most supermarkets carry Five Spice powder in the spice aisle.
- Soy Sauce
- Honey
- Five Spice Powder
- Sesame Oil
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Scallions
Easy Soy Glazed Chicken
Ingredients
- 4 chicken thighs boneless with skin-on
- 2 large cloves of garlic minced
- 1 tsp ginger minced
- 2 scallions roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 3 tbsp neutral cooking oil avocado oil, peanut oil
- 1 tsp five spice powder
- 2 tbsp water
- kosher salt + black pepper
Instructions
Honey Soy Glazed Sauce
- In a bowl, combine the soy sauce, honey, water, sesame oil, five spice powder, garlic and ginger. Whisk all the ingredients together and set aside.
Prep the Chicken
- Generously season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper.
- Add the flour to a plate or tray. Lightly coat the chicken with the flour and shake off any excess flour. Then transfer the coated chicken to a plate.
- Set a large skillet or cast iron pan over medium high heat. Add 3 tbsp of oil to the pan. Once the oil is heated, add the chicken. Cook the chicken for about 4-5 minutes on each side. (If the chicken is browning too quickly on one side, lower the heat.) Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
- In the same pan, pour in the sauce and decrease the heat to medium. Stir the sauce with a spoon and let it simmer for about 30 seconds.
- Then add the chicken back into the pan and add the scallions. Cook the chicken in the sauce for about a minute and then remove the pan from the heat.
- Serve over a warm bowl of rice. Garnish with sesame seeds and serve immediately. Enjoy!
