Honey Garlic Chicken Quarters, Thighs, or Legs made with a Quick Honey Garlic Sauce. The Chicken is Oven Fried, but without any Oil, although you could if you wanted too for even crispier Chicken. Then a Quick Honey Garlic Sauce is made right on the spot and emptied over the Chicken before going back into the oven with the heat off to rest for 20 minutes, all while soaking that sauce up. The results are crispy Chicken pieces saturated with Honey Garlic Sauce and more of that sauce drizzled on top when serving. Serve this up with some Steamed White Rice or Chicken Fried Rice and scoop some of that Sauce with a spoonful of Rice for a Delicious Sweet Meal.
Chicken Quarters
This recipe makes use of whole or separated Chicken Quarters. Clean out and trim the Chicken pieces.
If the Chicken Quarter contains the backbone, make sure you clean out the internal organs.
Honey Garlic Sauce
The Honey Garlic Sauce used for this recipe is the Quick Honey Garlic Sauce. Just throw everything into a sauce pot, mix well and bring it to a boil, shut the heat off and set aside to go over the chicken when ready. Make this Honey Garlic Sauce right on the spot while the Chicken is oven frying.
Quick Honey Garlic Sauce
- 1 C Sugar
- 1/2 C Water
- 2 Tbl Soy Sauce & Ketchup
- 2 Garlic Cloves minced
- 1 tsp Molasses & Rice Vinegar
- 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/8 tsp Ginger
Oven Frying Chicken
This method for this particular recipe or any recipe where a thin sauce will be applied to Chicken is superior to any other cook method. It results in crispy Chicken that is a bit dry on the exterior that makes it possible to soak in the sauce applied.
You cook the Chicken in a thick bottom roasting pan in the middle rack position at 425F. While Oven frying, involves coating the bottom of the pan with Oil, that in turn will fry up the Chicken. This particular recipe doesn’t use any oil besides basting the Chicken in order to promote crisping. Although you could add Oil to the pan, and oven fry just the same for crispier chicken. It’s crisping up the Chicken and then applying a thin sauce for it to saturate the chicken, that creates the best outcome, simply superb!
Honey Garlic Chicken Sides
The perfect side for Honey Garlic Ribs is Rice. Whether that is Steamed White Rice, Chinese Fried Rice, Garlic Butter Rice or other rice dish.
Equipment
- 1 Roasting Pan thick bottom
- 1 Sauce Pot
- 1 Small Bowl & Brush for Oil to baste the chicken
Ingredients
- 4 Quarters Chicken - Cleaned and trimmed
- 2 Tbl Neutral Oil - For basting the Chicken
Quick Honey Garlic Sauce
- 1 C Sugar
- 1/2 C Water
- 2 Tbl Soy Sauce & Ketchup
- 2 Cloves Garlic - minced, chopped or crushed
- 1 tsp Molasses - or Hoisin Sauce
- 1 tsp Rice Vinegar - or more
- 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/8 tsp Ground Ginger - or more
Salt & Pepper Blend
- 1 Tbl Sea Salt
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp White Pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425F with the rack in middle position. Combine the Salt & Pepper blend together and set aside.
- Clean and trim the Chicken Quarters, and optionally chop to separate the thigh and leg. Season with Salt & Pepper and place them into the roasting pan, presentation side down.Transfer to the oven to cook for 30 minutes. Then baste with oil and flip the pieces over to baste again with oil and cook for 20 minutes.
- Prepare the Quick Honey Garlic Sauce by adding everything into a pot and bring it to a boil while mixing. Once it starts to boil, shut the heat off and leave it.
- Strain out any excess Oil and baste with Honey Garlic Sauce, flip over (presentation side down) to baste the other side. Empty the remaining Honey Garlic Sauce over the Chicken. Place back into the oven, shut the oven heat off and let rest 20 minutes, before serving with the Honey Garlic Sauce spooned over the plated Chicken.