Healthy Honey Garlic Chicken Tenders

Ingredients

• 700 g boneless & skinless chicken breast, raw weight - butterfly & slice into 8 thin strips
• 1 tsp salt
• 1.5 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 200 g plain all purpose flour, not all of this gets used - approximately 10g-15g sticks to each tender
• 100 g potato starch, not all of this gets used - approximately 5g-8g sticks to each tender
• seasoning for flour, season flour with same seasonings above
• 1 cup sparkling water/soda water
• 4 clove garlic, minced
• 80 ml low sodium soy sauce
• 80 ml water
• 10 g ginger, minced
• 40 g honey
• 1 tsp potato starch, mixed with water
• parsley flakes, optional

Steps

1. Season the chicken strips with salt, smoked paprika, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper.

2. Mix the flour and potato starch together and season with the same spice blend used on the chicken.

3. Dip each chicken strip into sparkling water, then coat in the seasoned flour and potato starch mixture.

4. Fry the coated chicken tenders until golden, crispy, and cooked through.

5. In a saucepan, combine minced garlic, soy sauce, water, minced ginger, and honey; bring to a simmer.

6. Mix 1 tsp potato starch with a little water and stir into the sauce to thicken.

7. Toss the cooked chicken tenders in the honey garlic sauce and garnish with parsley flakes if desired.