Wow, Incredible Amish Honey Fried Chicken....let's step back and look a bit about the Amish and honey. September is the time of year when pollinators are busy gathering nectar from prairie patches in the midwestern United States. This geographic area happens to be where many Amish live, and honey is a very important part of Amish culinary culture. Of course busy bees are gathering nectar in all parts of the country, but especially this time of year in the Midwest and South.
If you drive through Amish country, and look closely, you’ll see a fair number of “bee boxes” “in yards of Amish homes. Beekeeping is an enjoyable pasttime for many Amish.
🙋 FAQ
Yes, Amish cooks do this all the time. The honey can actually be a bit sweeter than regular sugar. But you can do an even swap, if a recipe calls for 1 cup sugar, use 1 cup honey. If a recipe calls for 2 cups sugar, you might want to use 1 ¾ honey just to not make too sweet. The honey will basically react during baking just like sugar would so no issues there, enjoy!
Amish cooks will use sugar and honey almost interchangeably. A recipe that usually calls for sugar can be substituted with honey cup for cup.
Honey is super in baked goods, but many Amish also like to use it when cooking meat, either on the grill or baked in the oven. The honey caramelizes and adds a sweet contrast to a savory meat dish like this Incredible Amish Honey Fried Chicken.
🙋 FAQ
Yes, beekeeping is a favorite pasttime among the Amish. A single hive can produce 50 pounds of honey. And since honey is a great sugar substitute it keeps a family from having to buy all that sugar throughout the year!
One place where I ran into some Amish beekeepers wasn’t in the Midwest it was in the aptly named community near Beeville, Texas. I wonder if the community is called Beeville because of all the bees? Ah, darn it, I just looked it up and no, Beeville – in Bee County – is not named for Bees. Instead, it is named after Barnard Bee Sr who had served as Secretary of State and Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas when it was briefly an independent country.
When you are making this dish just because sure to use the freshest chicken possible. The caramelizing honey may make some darker spots on the skin, but don’t worry about that, if you are like me, crispier is better.
Have some honey ready and then drizzle over the chicken. SIGH, I always think more is better on stuff like honey so if you like me, add more. But otherwise, stick to the recipe.
Just drizzle the honey over it, unless, again, you are like me and want to drown it in honey.
This is the chicken frying, you can use a skillet or a deep pot like this one to help minimize splatter.
Delicious Incredible Honey Fried Chicken, keep a small dish of honey-mustard handy for dipping, and its amazing!
So find yourself some locally sourced honey, follow this recipe and enjoy!
🍯 Incredible Amish Honey Fried Chicken
- 1 4 pound whole chicken, cut into pieces
- salt and pepper to taste
- ½ cup honey
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 packet chicken bouillon granules
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 quart vegetable oil for frying
📋 Instructions
- Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper, then coat each seasoned chicken piece with honey.
- In a shallow dish or bowl, mix together the garlic powder, chicken bouillon granules and flour.
- Dredge honey coated chicken pieces in flour mixture, coating completely.
- Fill a large, heavy skillet with oil to a depth of one inch. Heat over medium-high heat.
- Fry chicken for at least 5 minutes per side, until no longer pink and juices run
🍯 More Amish Recipes With Honey
Sheet Pan Honey Mustard Chicken
Honey Nut Swirl Coffeecake
🖨️ Full Recipe
Incredible Amish Honey Fried Chicken
Ingredients
- one 4 pound whole chicken, cut into pieces
- salt and pepper to taste
- ½ cup honey
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 packet chicken bouillon granules
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 quart vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper, then coat each seasoned chicken piece with honey.
- In a shallow dish or bowl, mix together the garlic powder, chicken bouillon granules and flour.
- Dredge honey coated chicken pieces in flour mixture, coating completely.Fill a large, heavy skillet with oil to a depth of one inch.
- Heat over medium-high heat.
- Fry chicken for at least 5 minutes per side, until no longer pink and juices run
I never make anything deep fried mainly because I don't know what to do with all that oil that is left after frying! Where does one get rid or it? Can it be used again?
Hi, Shirley, this is a great article that answers questions!
A quarter pound whole chicken ? Never heard of one ? Is it supposed to be 1 4lb chicken ?
sorry about that, yes, I changed it to one four-pound chicken!
Thanks for that Kevin !