Sticky Honey Butter Chicken Popcorn

August 10, 2020

Who doesn’t love a wonderful weeknight dinner after work like this Sticky Honey Butter Chicken Popcorn?

Working eight hours a day can be really exhausting. Sometimes, all I wanna do when I arrive home is to get a nice shower and sleep. But hey! This girl gotta eat, right? Yes, I love my instant noodles and canned goods, but sometimes I need to eat good stuff. Well, maybe not super healthy good, but good.

Thanks to frozen chicken popcorn I could prepare an amazing meal under 30 minutes. Of course, homemade chicken popcorn is better but when you are in a hurry, it is not bad to use frozen goods. Besides, it is not all the time.

 Okay, let me just talk about this Sticky Honey Butter Chicken Popcorn…

I used frozen chicken popcorn so I don’t think there is much explanation to do. Although, I have few things that I’d love to say (see notes below). I fried the frozen chicken popcorn in hot oil and while doing that, I cooked the rice (because this is BEST enjoyed with rice) and I prepared the sauce – multi- tasking at its best.

For the sauce, it is very easy. I just combined all the ingredients together and simmered over low heat until thick. All that’s left is waiting for the frozen chicken popcorn to be cooked. I am sure it would not take a long time because they cook quickly.

When both were ready, I mixed them together. I added toasted sesame seeds and sliced spring onions.

This Sticky Honey Butter Chicken Popcorn is sweet with a bit of kick from the Sriracha. It is sticky and not saucy but I am telling you – I LOVED THEM and they’re AMAZING! I think this would be on the monthly menu twice a week!

I enjoyed them with cooked white rice and some buttered corn on the side.

Notes:

  • I used a crunchy type of frozen chicken popcorn so it stayed crunchy for hours with the coating.
  • The sauce can be made ahead, but you have to heat it before using to coat the chicken.
  • The recipe for the sauce is just enough to coat the chicken. This is not a saucy type of dish – but the coating sticks very well to the chicken popcorn.
  • You can omit the Sriracha if you don’t want it spicy. Or you can add more, depending on your preference.

I shared a video on how to make this on my YouTube channel. I hope you can check it out. Please don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe if you like some of my videos. 🙂

I am taking this delicious dish to Angie’s Fiesta Friday #341. Thank you to Zeba @ Food For The Soul.

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Sticky Honey Butter Chicken Popcorn

Fried crunchy chicken popcorn coated with a sticky coating that’s sweet and (little) spicy – perfectly paired with white rice
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4
Author Jhuls @ The Not So Creative Cook

Ingredients

  • 400 g frozen chicken popcorn
  • Cooking oil for frying
  • Toasted sesame seeds for garnish
  • Sliced spring onions for garnish
  • 1 stick (100 g) unsalted butter
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1.5 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1.5 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp Sriracha

Instructions

  1. In a pan or skillet over medium-high heat, add oil. When the oil is hot enough, add frozen chicken popcorn and fry until golden brown. When done, place over a strainer or stack of paper towels to drain excess oil.

While frying, you can also make the sauce:

  1. In a saucepan over low-medium heat, melt butter.
  2. Add minced garlic and cook for a few minutes (until fragrant, don’t brown the garlic).
  3. Add sugar, soy sauce, honey, and Sriracha. (You can adjust the taste according to your liking.)
  4. Let simmer until sauce is thick. The sauce will thicken more as it cools down.
  5. When done, mix the fried chicken popcorn and sauce in a bowl.
  6. Add toasted sesame seeds and sliced spring onions.
  7. Serve with cooked white rice.

Recipe Notes

  • I used a crunchy type of frozen chicken popcorn so it stayed crunchy for hours with the coating. I am not sure, but I think the coating has something to do with the crunchiness of the coating as well.
  • The sauce can be made ahead, but you have to heat it before using to coat the chicken.
  • The recipe for the sauce is just enough to coat the chicken. This is not a saucy type of dish – but the coating sticks very well to the chicken popcorn.
  • You can omit the Sriracha if you don’t want it spicy. Or you can add more, depending on your preference.

 

If you make this recipe, please send me a photo on my Instagram account (@thenotsocreativecook).

Thanks a bunch for spending your precious time with me!

I am also sharing this at

COOKBLOGSHARE WEEK 34 | Full Plate Thursday,499 | Happiness is Homemade | #COOKBLOGSHARE WEEK 34 | Lou Lou Girls Fabulous Party #344 |

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