Char Siu Chicken

Description

This dish is so easy to make, but so delicious! Due to the marinating time, you do need to plan ahead to make this, but the wait is worth it. I serve this with a skinny Hawaiian slaw and there are never leftovers. Whether I roast it or grill it, this recipe never fails.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sherry
  • 1 tablespoon red food coloring (Optional)
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • ½ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring (Optional)
  • 12 skinless, boneless chicken thighs

Instructions

  1. Whisk together brown sugar
  2. soy sauce
  3. hoisin sauce
  4. honey
  5. Sriracha sauce
  6. sherry
  7. food coloring
  8. garlic
  9. sesame oil
  10. five-spice powder
  11. and liquid smoke in a bowl; pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add chicken thighs
  12. squeeze out excess air from the bag
  13. and seal. Toss the bag gently to coat chicken with marinade. Chill in the refrigerator to marinate for 24 to 48 hours.
  14. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil and place a roasting rack in the bottom of the pan.
  15. Remove chicken from marinade and place on the rack in the prepared roasting pan.
  16. Pour marinade into a saucepan; bring to a boil
  17. reduce heat to low
  18. and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
  19. Bake chicken in the preheated oven
  20. turning once and basting occasionally with marinade
  21. until the juices run clear
  22. about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of thighs should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr

Total Time: 1 day

Servings: 12

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