Honey Chilli Eggs
Honey Chilli Eggs Chinese style is a delightfully colourful and flavourful egg dish where batter-coated boiled eggs are deep fried and tossed in a seasoned chilli-honey sauce. Crisp Fried Eggs In Honey Chilli Sauce is the perfect recipe for anyone who loves the irresistible combination of crispy eggs, sticky honey, spicy chilli, and aromatic garlic. This easy Indo-Chinese recipe transforms simple boiled eggs into a delicious restaurant-style appetiser that's perfect for evening snacks, parties, or a flavour-packed family meal.With its glossy sweet-and-spicy sauce, crunchy coating, and tender egg centres, this honey chilli egg recipe is sure to impress your family and guests. Serve it with vegetable fried rice, Hakka noodles, or your favourite Indo-Chinese dishes for a satisfying meal. You can also customise the sweetness and spice level to suit your taste.Whether you're exploring new Indo-Chinese egg recipes or looking for a quick and delicious egg stir fry recipe, these crispy fried eggs in honey chilli sauce deserve a place on your menu.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- Garlic – 10 cloves, minced
- Ginger – 1 inch, minced
- Dry red chillies - 3, chopped
- Eggs – 4
- Spring Onions – 4
- Corn flour – 3 tbsp
- Pepper – 1/8th tsp
- Red Chilli Sauce – 2 tbsp
- Soya sauce – ½ tsp
- Lemon juice – ¼ tsp
- Honey – 1 tbsp
- Salt taste
- Oil – 1 tbsp + for deep frying
Instructions
- Hard boil the eggs. De-shell and quarter them. Dust some corn flour over the boiled eggs and set aside.
- Mince the ginger, garlic and finely chop the red chillies and spring onions.
- Heat oil for deep-frying.
- Mix corn flour, a pinch of salt and pepper in a bowl. Gradually add water and make a slurry. Dip the egg slices in the corn flour batter and ensure they are well-coated.
- Slowly release the cornflour-coated boiled eggs into the hot oil. Fry to a golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon onto paper towels. Keep aside.
- Remove excess oil from the pan and retain just 1 tbsp oil. Season the oil with finely chopped dry red chillies, minced ginger and garlic. Sauté.
- Add the spring onion whites and stir fry for half a minute.
- Add red chilli sauce, soya sauce, lemon juice, honey and salt. Mix well.
- Add the fried eggs and gently toss. Sprinkle spring onion greens, stir and remove.
- Serve Chilli Honey Eggs with Chowmein or Egg Fried Rice.