Double Dipped Honey Chicken with Serrano and Habanero Peppers
Brenda Watts’ Double Dipped Honey Chicken with Serrano and Habanero Peppers entry in the Sue Bee® honey Sweet Eats Recipe Contest!
Ingredients
- 1 cup Sue Bee® Honey
- 3 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon sriracha
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- Peanut oil, for frying
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup sweet onions, finely chopped
- 3 large serrano peppers, seeded and finely chopped
- 2 large habanero peppers, seeded and finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
Directions
- Cut chicken breasts into half pieces. Rinse breast halves and pat dry.
- In a small bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg and sriracha until well-blended.
- In a medium shallow bowl, combine flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper and paprika and stir together until blended.
- Dip each chicken piece into buttermilk mixture.
- Roll each dipped chicken piece into flour mixture to coat.
- Dip flour-coated chicken pieces for a second time into the buttermilk.
- Roll the double-dipped chicken pieces a second time into the flour mixture to coat again.
- Place a large piece of wax paper on a large cutting board or work surface to cover.
- Place the coated chicken pieces on the wax paper.
- Pour the peanut oil in a large heavy skillet to a depth of 1/4 inch.
- Heat over medium-high heat until hot enough to sizzle a drop of water. Reduce heat.
- Add half the coated chicken pieces to skillet and cook uncovered, for 2 to 3 minutes per side, until crusts on both sides are golden brown. Repeat for all the pieces.
- Drain partially cooked chicken pieces on a large platter that has been lined with several paper towels.
- Heat butter and olive oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add onions, serrano peppers, habanero peppers and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper into heated oil; cook for 1 or 2 minutes, or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk honey and soy sauce together until blended.
- Stir cooked vegetable mixture into honey mixture. Heat oven to 350 F.
- Lightly spray bottom and sides of a 13-by-9-by-2-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
- Place chicken pieces into prepared baking dish.
- Spoon honey vegetable mixture evenly over top of each crusted chicken piece into prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until chicken is cooked thoroughly. Remove from oven and serve immediately with favorite sides.