Honey Garlic Lemon Chicken

Name: Honey Garlic Lemon Chicken
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound chicken breasts skinless, boneless; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 0.5 teaspoon black pepper; 0.25 cup cornstarch; 2 tablespoons butter; 3 cloves garlic minced; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon mirin or rice vinegar; 3 tablespoons honey; 0.25 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 0.5 teaspoon paprika; 1 teaspoon lemon zest from a fresh lemon; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 0.25 teaspoon black pepper

A mouth-watering, quick-to-make chicken dish infused with the sweet tang of honey, garlic, and lemon, best served with hot steamed rice.

By @geniuseatss

Original recipe source

Cook time: 20 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

1 pound chicken breasts skinless, boneless
0.5 teaspoon salt
0.5 teaspoon black pepper
0.25 cup cornstarch
2 tablespoons butter
3 cloves garlic minced
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon mirin or rice vinegar
3 tablespoons honey
0.25 teaspoon cayenne pepper
0.5 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon lemon zest from a fresh lemon
2 tablespoons lemon juice
0.25 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Season the chicken with salt and black pepper.
Coat the chicken with cornstarch.
Pan-fry the chicken on each side until golden brown and cooked through.
Melt butter in the pan and sauté garlic until fragrant.
Stir in soy sauce, mirin, honey, cayenne pepper, paprika, lemon zest, lemon juice, and additional black pepper to the pan. Simmer the sauce until it thickens.
Add the chicken back to the pan and coat with the sauce. Let it absorb the flavors for a few minutes.