Glossy Honey Garlic Chicken with Mash and Green Beans
Equipment
Ingredients
Chicken
boneless skinless chicken breasts (halved, scored)
2 piece
salt
1 tsp
black pepper
0.5 tsp
garlic powder
1 tsp
onion powder
0.5 tsp
paprika
0.5 tsp
olive oil
1.5 tbsp
butter
1 tbsp
Green Beans
green beans (washed, trimmed)
2 cup
salt
1 tsp
black pepper
0.5 tsp
olive oil
1 tbsp
Honey Garlic Sauce
honey
0.5 cup
chicken broth
1.5 cup
dark soy sauce
1 tsp
low sodium soy sauce
2 tbsp
garlic cloves (minced)
7 clove
rice vinegar
1 tbsp
black pepper
0.5 tsp
red pepper flakes
0.25 tsp
cornstarch
1.5 tbsp
butter (cold)
2 tbsp
Mashed Potatoes
Yukon Gold potatoes (peeled, rinsed)
7 piece
heavy cream (room temperature)
0.4 cup
unsalted butter (room temperature)
0.5 cup
salt
1 tsp
black pepper
0.5 tsp
Instructions
Prepare and season the chicken
Slice each breast horizontally and score the surface in a criss-cross pattern.
Season the chicken
Season the chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika.
Sear the chicken
Heat olive oil and butter in a pan, then sear the chicken until golden on both sides.
Make the honey garlic sauce
Combine honey, chicken broth, soy sauces, garlic, vinegar, pepper, and optional chili flakes in the same pan.
Simmer the sauce
Bring sauce to a simmer and cook until slightly thickened.
Thicken the sauce
Mix cornstarch with cold water to make a slurry and stir into the sauce until glossy.
Finish the sauce with butter
Remove from heat and swirl in cold butter until the sauce is silky and glossy.
Cook the potatoes
Place peeled potatoes in a pot, cover with cold water and boil until fork-tender.
Mash the potatoes
Drain the potatoes and mash with butter, cream, salt, and pepper until creamy.
Sauté the green beans
Heat olive oil in a pan, add green beans with a splash of water, season with salt and pepper, and cook until crisp-tender.
Plate the dish
Plate the mash, top with chicken, spoon over the glossy sauce and serve with green beans.
Original recipe
Storage
Store chicken and mash separately for best texture; sauce keeps up to 4 days in the fridge
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