Honey Sriracha Chicken

5 from 2 votes

Crispy crunchy baked (yes baked, not deep fried) juicy chicken thighs coated with sweet and spicy sauce. Better than take out, for sure!

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Servings: people

PANKO: Pour panko in a baking tray and bake in a preheated oven at 400ºF (200ºC) for 4 minutes or until the panko turns slightly golden brown. Set aside to cool.
CHICKEN: Prepare 3 plates and put flour, eggs and cooled panko separately in each plate. Beat the eggs. Set everything aside. This will be out breading station.
Cut chicken thighs into 2 inch (5 cm) pieces. Season well with salt and black pepper. Mix everything good.
Now we will work with our breading station. Take a piece and coat it with flour, shake off any excess flour. Dip in beaten eggs and then place it in the panko. Coat evenly with panko and place it on a baking tray with baking sheet. Continue with the rest.
Drizzle the chicken pieces with some oil. Bake in a preheated oven at 400ºF (200ºC) for 20 minutes or until golden brown and fully cooked.
Meanwhile let's prepare the sauce.

Mix sriracha, honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, water, Chinese five spice, chili flakes into a bowl and mix well. Set aside.
Heat some oil in a pan on medium heat. Add in garlic, ginger and cook until they turn golden brown. Pour in the honey sriracha mixture and continue cooking until the sauce thickens, mixing now and then to prevent it from burning.
Take off the heat. Add in sesame oil and give it a final mix.

Once the chicken is cooked, pour them into the pan with the sauce. Mix well to coat each piece of the chicken with the lovely sauce.

This delicious honey sriracha chicken is best served with a bowl of rice and some veggies on the side. Sprinkle some coriander leaves and some sesame seeds on top of the chicken. Yum!
The sauce is so delicious that you might want to make more of it ;)

You can use chicken breast instead. Bake the panko a tad longer until truly golden brown. Cut the chicken breast smaller, around 1 inch (2.5 cm) pieces and cook for less time to prevent them getting dry.