Glossy Honey Garlic Chicken with Mash & Green Beans

Chicken

• 2 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts, sliced in half and criss-crossed with a knife
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp onion powder
• ½ tsp paprika
• 1½ tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp butter

Honey Garlic Sauce

• ½ cup honey
• 1½ cups chicken broth
• 1 tsp dark soy sauce
• 2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
• 6–8 garlic cloves, finely grated or minced
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
• ½ tsp black pepper
• Pinch red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1½ tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp cold water (slurry)
• 2 tbsp cold butter, for finishing

Mash

• 6–8 Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and rinsed
• ¼–½ cup heavy cream, room temperature
• ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• Salt and pepper to taste

Green Beans

• 2 cups green beans, washed and trimmed
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Drizzle of olive oil and a splash of water

Directions

• Pat the chicken dry and season all over with the salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika.
• Heat the olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the chicken until deeply golden and cooked through, about 4–5 minutes per side. Remove and set aside.
• Boil the potatoes in salted water until fork-tender, about 15–20 minutes. Drain, then mash with the room-temperature butter and cream; season with salt and pepper and keep warm.
• In the same skillet over medium heat, add the honey, chicken broth, both soy sauces, grated garlic, vinegar, black pepper, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a simmer and let the garlic mellow and the sauce reduce slightly.
• Stir in the cornstarch slurry and simmer until the sauce is glossy and thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Off the heat, swirl in the cold butter for shine.
• Return the chicken to the pan and spoon the sauce over to lacquer it.
• Meanwhile, cook the green beans in a drizzle of olive oil with a splash of water over medium-high heat until bright and crisp-tender; season with salt and pepper.
• Plate the chicken over the creamy mash with the green beans alongside, spooning extra glossy honey garlic sauce on top.

From marisakapeal on Instagram. Her "viral glossy honey garlic chicken" — ingredients from the caption; method reconstructed from the standard sear-and-glaze technique (written steps were pinned in the comments).