Spicy Honey Chicken

Ingredients

• Chicken - 500 g
• Pepper powder - 4 tbsp
• Soy sauce - 4 tbsp
• Salt, to taste
• Sugar - 2 tsp
• Corn flour - 1 1/2 tbsp
• Oil - 1/2 cup
• Oil - 1 1/2 tbsp
• Dry red chilies - 8 whole
• Garlic paste - 2 tsp
• Spring onion greens - 1/2 cup
• Spring onion whites - 1/2 cup
• Tomato sauce - 3/4 cup
• Soy sauce - 4 tbsp
• Honey - 3 tbsp

Instructions

1. 1Combine pepper powder, 4 tbsp soy sauce, sugar, 1 1/2 tbsp corn flour, 1/2 cup oil and salt with the 500 g chicken, toss until every piece is well coated, then marinate and let rest for 2 hours.
2. 2Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat and fry the marinated chicken pieces until they are cooked through and lightly browned, working in batches if needed so the pan is not overcrowded.
3. 3Wipe the pan clean, then heat 1 1/2 tbsp oil in a separate pan; add 8 whole dry red chilies and 2 tsp garlic paste and sauté until the raw garlic smell disappears, which will build the sauce's flavor base.
4. 4Add 1/2 cup spring onion greens to the pan and sauté until they soften and become fragrant, then pour in 3/4 cup tomato sauce, 4 tbsp soy sauce and 3 tbsp honey, stirring to combine.
5. 5Add the fried chicken and 1/4 cup spring onion whites to the bubbling sauce and toss so each piece is glossy and well coated; taste and adjust seasoning because the sauces already contain salt.
6. 6Transfer to a serving plate and garnish with the remaining spring onion whites. Serve with fried rice if you like; this is optional but delicious.