Honey Chicken

8 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 4 lbs whole chickens
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 6 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 4 tablespoons water
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • salt & pepper

Directions

  1. 1
    Pre-heat oven to 400F.
  2. 2
    If chicken comes with neck and giblets them pull out and discard. Also, pull out fat from inside of chicken, and rinse.
  3. 3
    Set chicken in roasting pan, Roast for 20 minutes.Meanwhile, mix 6 tablespoons honey with the wine, soy sauce and pepper in a small bowl.
  4. 4
    Remove chicken from oven and brush all over with honey mixture. Add 1/2 cup of water to roasting pan. Roast chicken 20 more minutes.
  5. 5
    Turn chicken over and brush all over with honey mixture. If it's browning to fast, cover with foil. If pan is dry, add a few tablespoons of water. Roast 10 - 20 minutes longer or until juices run clear. Move chicken to a cutting board.
  6. 6
    To make sauce, pour the juices from the bottom of the pan to a small sauce pot. Skim off the fat. Add in any unused honey mixture. Bring to a boil.
  7. 7
    Mix corn starch with 4 table spoons of cold water and wisk into chicken juices. Return to a boil. Simmer 1-2 minutes until thickened. Remove form heat and stir in remaining 2 tablespoons of honey. Season with salt & pepper.
  8. 8
    Carve chicken and serve with sauce.

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