Honey Chicken Legs Recipe

The sweet honey is perfect with the juicy chicken legs in this easy, but impressive recipe. And you will want to have plenty of bread ready for!

Wok, mixing bowl, serving plate.

3 raw chicken legs (about 3 oz.each)

3 cloves garlic, sliced

3 tsps.cornstarch

2 tsps.honey liquid

2 tbsps.vegetable oil

1/2 cup water

1 tbsp.light soy sauce

2 tsps.salt

2 tsps.ground black pepper

1. Rinse and chop the chicken legs into sections, about 1-inch length, then combine with 1 tbsp.light soy sauce, 2 tsps.salt, 2 tsps.ground black pepper and 2 tsps.cornstarch in a mixing bowl, mix well and let marinate for 20 minutes.

2. Heat 2 tbsps.vegetable oil in a wok over high heat, when hot, saute garlic slices briefly until aromatic, which will take about 10-20 seconds, then add chicken legs, pan fry bothsides over medium high heat until golden and is nearly cooked through (P1), about 5-8 minutes.

P1

3. Make the sauce by combine 1/2 cup water, 2 tsps.honey liquid,1 tbsp.light soy sauce and 1 tsp.cornstarch in a bowl, mix well and set aside.

4. Pour the sauce over the chicken legs, reduce heat to low and bring them to a gentle simmer, turn off the heat when the sauce thickens (P2), salt as you woild.

P2

5. Remove from the wok to a serving plate, let cool 3 minutes before serving (P3).

P3

1. The heat in this recipe is simple to adjust to your tastes.