Sweet and Spicy Chicken – 25-Minute Recipe
A vibrant, sweet‑and‑spicy chicken dish that balances savory soy, sweet honey, and fiery Thai chilies. The quick marination and simmering create a glossy, flavorful glaze that coats tender chicken pieces, served over rice and finished with green onions and sesame seeds.
Recipe by Ryan Miller· Structured by ReelsMeals
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Ingredients
- raw chicken
- light soy sauce
- dark soy sauce
- oyster sauce
- sambal
- sesame oil
- garlic
- brown sugar
- honey
- oil
- Thai chilies
- green onions
- sesame seeds
Instructions
- 1Cut raw chicken into bite-sized cubes and place in a stainless steel mixing bowl.
- 2Add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, sambal, sesame oil, minced garlic, brown sugar, and honey to the chicken.
- 3Mix the dark liquid marinade by hand until the chicken pieces are evenly coated.
- 4Let the chicken marinate for at least 15 minutes.
- 5Heat a clear oil in a metal pan on a portable burner, pouring it in a zig‑zag pattern to coat the bottom.
- 6Transfer the marinated chicken pieces from the mixing bowl into the hot pan.
- 7Stir and spread the chicken in the pan using a wooden spatula, then shake the pan to toss the chicken and sauce.
- 8Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the sauce begins to bubble and thicken.
- 9Cut green onions with kitchen shears directly into the pan of simmering chicken and stir to combine.
- 10Cook until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches over 170°F (or until the sauce has thickened to your liking).
- 11Serve the chicken over a bed of white rice, spooning any remaining thick, dark brown sauce over the pieces.
- 12Garnish the finished dish with a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
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Marinate before cooking
Let the chicken sit in the soy‑sambal‑honey mixture for at least 15 minutes before heating.
Pre‑heat oil to coat pan
Heat oil in the metal pan and swirl it to fully coat the bottom before adding the chicken.
Add green onions while simmering
Cut green onions directly into the pan of simmering chicken and stir to combine.
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25 min estimated total time for 4 servings.
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- How long does it take to make Sweet and Spicy Chicken?
- About 25 minutes in total: 15 minutes of prep and 10 minutes of cooking.
- How many servings does this Sweet and Spicy Chicken recipe make?
- This recipe makes 4 servings as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.
- Where does this Sweet and Spicy Chicken recipe come from?
- It was shared by Ryan Miller on instagram.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.