Korean BBQ Chicken Marinade

Description

This sauce is from the very popular ‘chicken bowls’ in my hometown. It’s very tasty! Use it as a marinade for chicken, or to baste chicken while grilling. Increase the hot chile paste as desired. Four tablespoons is usually as much as anyone can take!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice (Optional)
  • 4 teaspoons hot chile paste (Optional)

Instructions

  1. In a medium saucepan over high heat
  2. whisk together the sugar
  3. soy sauce
  4. water
  5. onion powder
  6. and ground ginger. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low
  7. and simmer 5 minutes.
  8. Remove the mixture from heat
  9. cool
  10. and whisk in lemon juice and hot chile paste. Place chicken in the mixture. Cover
  11. and marinate in the refrigerator at least 4 hours before preparing chicken as desired.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 25 mins

Servings: 48

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