Honey Butter Fried Chicken Recipe

Rating 5.0
| 1
Honey butter fried chicken is crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. Succulent pieces of chicken are deep-fried and coated with an enticing honey butter sauce.
Utensils Dinner
Globe New American
15
ingredients
12
steps
270
minutes
Giselle is a recipe developer and content creator that loves all things sweet and savory. She runs her own food blog, The Busy Spatula, and her work has been featured on Yahoo!, Marvel Studios and the Kitchn.

Ingredients

Servings:
4
For the Honey Butter Fried Chicken
2 lb
boneless wings and drumettes
1
large onion, grated
4
garlic cloves, grated
1 1/2 cup(s)
cornstarch
7 tsp
baking powder, divided
2 tsp
paprika
1 cup(s)
all-purpose flour
10 oz
light beer, cold
salt and pepper, to taste
oil for frying
1
batch of honey butter glaze, below
finely chopped parsley, for garnish
For the Honey Butter Glaze
4 tblsp
salted butter
3
garlic cloves, finely minced
4 tblsp
honey

Directions 12 steps | 270 Minutes

Step 1

Marinate the chicken. In a large bowl, toss the chicken, grated onion, grated garlic, salt and pepper together until well coated. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.

Step 2552 Shot
Step 2

Heat the oil for frying in a large heavy-bottomed skillet or a Dutch oven over medium heat to 365°F. Prepare the dredge. In a large shallow bowl, combine ¾ cup cornstarch, 4 teaspoons baking powder, salt and pepper.

Step 2553 Shot
Step 3

In a second bowl, whisk together ¾ cup cornstarch, 3 teaspoons baking powder and flour.

Step 2554 Shot
Step 4

Add the beer to the flour mixture and whisk to combine.

Step 2555 Shot
Step 5

Remove the chicken from the marinade and pat dry with paper towels.

Step 2556 Shot
Step 6

Coat the chicken in the cornstarch mixture. Shake off any excess.

Step 2557 Shot
Step 7

Dip the chicken in the beer mixture.

Step 2558 Shot
Step 8

Fry the chicken until it is cooked through or the internal temperature of the chicken reads 165°F.

Step 2559 Shot
Step 9

In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.

Step 2560 Shot
Step 10

Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Step 2561 Shot
Step 11

Add the honey to the saucepan and cook until thickened, about 3-5 minutes. Season with salt. Add the fried chicken to the saucepan and toss to coat.

Step 2562 Shot
Step 12

Garnish with parsley and serve. Enjoy!

Step 2563 Shot
Nutrition Per Serving
View All
CALORIES
961
FAT
42 g
PROTEIN
44.8 g
CARBS
96.5 g

FOOD FOR THOUGHT?

Leave a review or join the conversation.

1 Comments
1 Comments
Please Log In to leave a comment
Jolee S.

Jolee

27 Jul 2022

This glaze was incredible, I can't stop eating these

Reply to this comment