Hot Honey Chicken Strips

Recipe: Make your own hot honey to coat these spicy chicken strips

Serves 4

Hot honey, essentially honey that has absorbed the heat of crushed red pepper or
other chiles, is all the rage right now. Instead of buying hot honey,
it's easy to make your own and season it to the heat you like. Brush it
onto strips of chicken breast and cook them under a broiler. Line the
pan first with foil because the honey sticks and makes a mess. Drizzle
the rest of your homemade spicy honey over the chicken or pass it
separately. Serve with sweet potato fries, waffles, or roast potatoes.

3 tablespoonsHot Honey (see below for homemade recipe
¾ teaspoon crushed red pepper, or more to taste
 
Salt and black pepper, to taste
1¾ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 3 large halves)
2 teaspoons olive oil
3 scallions (light green and white parts), thinly sliced

  1. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil. Slide the top oven rack
    about 6 inches from the broiler element. Do not turn it on yet.
  2. Whisk together hot honey, oil, salt and pepper
  3. Place the chicken breasts, vertically, on a cutting
    board. Cut each breast vertically (lengthwise) into 4 strips, each about
    2/3-to-1-inch wide.
  4. Place the chicken strips in a single layer
    on the baking sheet. Use half the
    hot honey mixture to coat the chicken.
  5. Turn on the broiler.
  6. When the broiler is hot, slide the baking sheet under the broiler. Cook
    the chicken for 4 minutes.  (while broiling, slice scallions)
  7. With tongs, turn the chicken strips over.
    Coat the chicken with the remaining honey mixture. Return the chicken to the oven and broil for 4 to 6
    minutes more, or until the chicken is cooked through and a meat
    thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken registers 165
    degrees. (Total broiling time is 8 to 10 minutes.)
  8. Transfer
    the chicken to a serving platter. Drizzle with a little of the hot honey
    in the bowl. Sprinkle with scallions.

Homemade Hot Honey

cup honey
teaspoon crushed red pepper, or more to taste
Salt and black pepper, to taste

  1. In a small saucepan, combine the honey, red pepper, and a generous
    sprinkle of black pepper. Cook over low heat until the honey is hot, but
    not bubbling, and thinned slightly. Stir well. Leave to cool to room
    temperature.
  2. Set a small strainer over a glass measuring cup or
    small bowl. Pour the honey through the strainer to strain out the
    pepper flakes. Remove 3 tablespoons of the hot honey to use for brushing
    on the chicken during cooking. Pour the remaining honey into a small
    bowl.

Based about https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/10/17/lifestyle/recipe-make-your-own-hot-honey-coat-these-spicy-chicken-strips/
By Lisa Zwirn, Globe Correspondent, Updated October 17, 2023