Honey and Hoisin Chicken

I just realised that we (or rather the boys) haven't been using Hoisin sauce recently. Which is nice. I get tired of it quite easily. But there's still a little bit left in the jar which has been in the fridge for awhile, so I suppose it was high time we used it. So here we go~

What you need:
3 boneless chicken pieces (I used drumsticks), cut into bite-sized pieces
Flour, for coating
2 dried chillies, sliced
1 onion, sliced
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce

What you do:

1. Coat the chicken pieces in the flour and fry until golden brown. (Justin pan-fried, but I suggest you deep-fry.)
2. In a wok, heat up some oil. Fry the chillies and onion until the onions are softened and almost translucent.
3. Add the chicken pieces. (Justin just fried the chicken together with the onions and chilllies).
4. Add the honey and hoisin sauce. Stir to mix well. Add some water if necessary. Heat for about a minute, then serve immediately.

Justin messed up on the frying here. The flour coating was very very gooey when he served the chicken. That was most likely because he shallow-fried instead of deep-frying. The flour coating wasn't cooked very well, and so kind of fell off. This mixed with the honey and hoisin, which made a very very thick gooey sauce. Um. -_-;

Also, because of the dried chillies, the whole dish was very very spicy. The second spicy dish in two days, meh. Apparently, the chicken went really well with salsa (which Justin had), but thankfully, he forgot to put it in while cooking. Otherwise, it might be much too spicy for me.

Hadi particularly liked the honey. He said that it gave a very big effect. I'm not sure, but... well, this wasn't one of my favorite dishes, meh. Too spicy, and I'm not sure I like hoisin all that much, plus I really really didn't like the texture.

Oh well. Hadi and Justin have the tae kwon do national (competitions?) tomorrow, so I can eat whatever I want tomorrow, hoho.

Quote of the day: It's like spicy food - sometimes you have to tone it down so more people can enjoy it.