Crispy fried chicken bites covered in a soy and garlic butter sauce. This soy garlic butter chicken recipe is made with my delicious soy sauce and garlic butter recipe. Packed with lots of roasted garlic and umami flavor, this soy sauce and garlic butter is delicious when paired with these fried chicken bites. I also love using this butter as a base for my garlic egg fried rice or with roasted vegetables.
What you need to make this garlic butter recipe
- 1/2 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 1 cup potato starch or corn starch
- 2 tablespoons mirin
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil or any frying oil
Soy sauce and garlic butter
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 10 cloves of peeled roasted garlic
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 5 teaspoons soy sauce
How to make this garlic soy chicken recipe
Prepare soy garlic butter Recipe
- Put 10 garlic cloves in an oven safe bowl or ramekin. Cover garlic cloves with ~3 tablespoons of olive oil or just enough to cover the top of the garlic without overfilling ramekin. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover tightly with a piece of foil.
- Bake in oven or toaster oven for 25-30 minutes or until cloves are tender when pierced with a fork.
- Once garlic cloves are tender, carefully remove garlic cloves from the olive oil.
- In a microwave safe bowl, soften 1/2 cup of butter in the microwave for about 30 seconds.
- Add minced garlic, lemon juice, soy sauce, and roasted garlic cloves to the softened butter. Use a fork to mash the garlic cloves and mix everything together. If you prefer a saltier butter, add salt and pepper to taste.
- Use immediately or store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Soy Sauce and Garlic Butter Chicken Recipe
- Prepare soy sauce and garlic butter as mentioned. Set aside 1/2 cup of butter and let rest at room temperature.
- Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces. Cut onion into slices.
- Marinade chicken in mirin and soy sauce for 15 minutes in the fridge.
- Once chicken is done marinating, place 1 cup of potato starch in a plate or large ziplock bag. Remove chicken from the marinade and place into potato starch bag. Mix chicken in potato starch and make sure all pieces are equally covered.
- Heat up 1 1/2 cups of oil in a large frying pan at medium to high heat. Once oil is hot add in chicken in small batches. Cook one side for 5 minutes then flip chicken and cook other side for another 5 minutes. Cook until chicken are golden brown and 165ºF internal temperature. Cool chicken on rack or on top of paper towels and set aside.
- After all chicken has been fried, remove leftover oil in pan. Heat the pan using low heat and add in 1/2 cup of soy sauce and garlic butter. Once all of the butter has melted, add in fried chicken. Mix until all chicken pieces are equally coated with butter sauce.
- Serve immediately with some rice or with a salad.
Soy Sauce and Garlic Butter Chicken
This Asian garlic butter chicken is covered in a delicious soy and garlic butter sauce. Ready in less than 30 minutes!
Ingredients
Soy Sauce and Garlic Butter
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 10 cloves peeled roasted garlic
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp minced garlic
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 5 tsp soy sauce
Instructions
Prepare Soy Sauce and Garlic Butter
- Put 10 garlic cloves in an oven safe bowl or ramekin. Cover garlic cloves with ~3 tablespoons of olive oil or just enough to cover the top of the garlic without overfilling ramekin. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover tightly with a piece of foil. Bake in oven or toaster oven for 25-30 minutes or until cloves are tender when pierced with a fork.
- Once garlic cloves are tender, carefully remove garlic cloves from the olive oil.
- In a microwave safe bowl, soften 1/2 cup of butter in the microwave for about 30 seconds. Add minced garlic, lemon juice, soy sauce, and roasted garlic cloves to the softened butter. Use a fork to mash the garlic cloves and mix everything together. If you prefer a saltier butter, add salt and pepper to taste. Use immediately or store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Soy Sauce and Garlic Butter Chicken
- Prepare soy sauce and garlic butter as mentioned. Set aside 1/2 cup of butter and let rest at room temperature.
- Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces. Cut onion into slices. Marinade chicken in mirin and soy sauce for 15 minutes in the fridge.
- Once chicken is done marinating, place 1 cup of potato starch in a plate or large ziplock bag. Remove chicken from the marinade and place into potato starch bag. Mix chicken in potato starch and make sure all pieces are equally covered.
- Heat up 1 1/2 cups of oil in a large frying pan at medium to high heat. Once oil is hot add in chicken in small batches. Cook one side for 5 minutes then flip chicken and cook other side for another 5 minutes. Cook until chicken are golden brown and 165ºF internal temperature. Cool chicken on rack or on top of paper towels and set aside.
- After all chicken has been fried, remove leftover oil in pan. Heat the pan using low heat and add in 1/2 cup of soy sauce and garlic butter. Once all of the butter has melted, add in fried chicken. Mix until all chicken pieces are equally coated with butter sauce.
- Serve immediately with some rice or with a salad!
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