Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken
Delicious, moist, and easy to make honey garlic chicken in an Instant Pot.
Ingredients
- 4 chicken thighs bone-in, skin-on
- kosher salt
- ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil plus 2 tbsp
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 lime juiced
- 2 green onions sliced
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- toasted sesame seeds for garnish
- cooked rice for serving
Instructions
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Season chicken well with salt and pepper on both sides.
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Set Instant Pot to Sauté and add 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add the chicken, skin side down and sauté until golden. Flip and cook about 3 minutes more.
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Whisk together remaining olive oil, soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, garlic, lime juice, green onions, and pinch of red pepper flakes in a bowl.
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Place all chicken in the Instant Pot and pour the sauce over. Lock the lid and set to Pressure Cook on High for 10 minutes.
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When done cooking, remove chicken from the Instant Pot and set on plate to keep warm.
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Ladle about ¼ cup of sauce and whisk in cornstarch. Pour liquid back into Instant Pot and turn on sauté function. Let simmer until slightly thickened.
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Pour sauce over chicken and garnish with the green onions and sesame seeds. Serve with rice.
