Chicken Gluten-Free Kitchen Main Dish Small Plate

Easy Sweet and Spicy Dizzy Dust Chicken

By Joellen Bulgrin

Nothing rounds out a kick of heat like a little sweet. This easy sweet and spicy chicken works well as an appetizer, or a main dish and is great served with rice and veggies, or in a bowl of pan fried noodles.

The simple honey, soy, ginger sauce really gets the taste buds rolling and the Spicy Dizzy Dust follows through with a smack of flavor and heat. Browning the chicken well is important, so don’t hesitate to use a higher heat for thinner pieces of chicken. Thicker pieces (especially bone in) will take a lot more time and you’ll need to use a lower heat so they don’t over brown.


Ingredients

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  • 1 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp honey
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce (use gluten-free soy sauce or tamari to keep recipe gluten-free)
  • 2 tsp chopped fresh ginger root
  • 2 tsp chopped fresh garlic
  • 1 Tbsp Spicy Dizzy Dust, divided
  • 1/2 tsp coarse kosher salt, or to taste
  • 1.5 lb your favorite chicken pieces (we used chicken breast strips (sometimes called chicken breast tenderloins) for this cook, but this recipe would be great on bone-in wings)
  • 1 Tbsp vegetable oil

Directions

  1. Mix together brown sugar, honey, soy sauce, ginger, garlic and 2 teaspoons of Spicy Dizzy Dust in small bowl, set aside.
  2. Season chicken pieces with salt and the remaining teaspoon of Spicy Dizzy Dust.
  3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
  4. Add chicken pieces and brown on both sides, approximately 1-2 minutes per side.1
  5. Pour the sauce over the chicken. Simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens and the chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes after adding the sauce.2
  6. Serve with rice and veggies, or in a bowl of pan fried noodles.

Notes:
*1 For bone-in wings, we suggest about 12 minutes to brown.
*2 For bone-in wings, cook the chicken until your meat thermometer reaches 165-170°F