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Honey Soy Chicken – Marinade and Sauce

  • Mar 27
  • 2 min read

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 20 minutes mins


Ingredients:

Chicken:

  • 1.25 – 1.5 kg skinless boneless chicken thighs OR breast

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil


Honey Soy Marinade Sauce:

  • 1/2 cup soy sauce (all purpose or light - not dark)

  • 2/3 cup honey (sub maple syrup)

  • 1/3 cup cider vinegar (or rice vinegar)

  • 1/4 cup Chinese cooking wine or dry sherry

  • 1 tbsp sesame oil

  • 1 1/2 tbsp garlic (finely minced)



Instructions:

Marinade Sauce:

  1. Place ingredients in a jug and mix well until honey is completely dissolved

  2. Reserve 1/4 cup for Basting, refrigerate

  3. Reserve 2/3 cup for Serving Sauce, refrigerate.


Marinade Chicken:

  1. Pour remaining marinade over chicken in a container

  2. Coat chicken thoroughly

  3. Cover, refrigerate 24 to 48 hours (minimum 3 hrs)


Cook:

  1. Brush BBQ plate or grills with oil and heat to medium high. Or heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.

  2. Cooking Chicken Thighs:

    1. Place chicken on BBQ.

    2. Cook the first side for 2 minutes, then flip and dab with reserved Basting Sauce.

    3. Cook for 2 minutes, flip and baste

    4. Then flip/baste every 1 minute for total cook time of ~ 10 minutes or until a thermometer reads 75°C/165°F

  3. Cooking Chicken Breasts:

    1. Cook first side 2 minutes, flip, baste

    2. Cook 2 minutes, then flip and baste every 45 sec or so for total cook time of ~8 minutes (internal temp 66°C / 151°F)


Rest:

  1. Transfer to serving plate

  2. Cover loosely with foil

  3. Rest for 5 minutes


Serve:

  1. Serve chicken garnished with sesame seeds and green onion, with sauce on the side so people can help themselves


Enjoy! View this recipe and more delicious ones from Nagi on Recipe Tin Eats: https://www.recipetineats.com/honey-soy-chicken-marinade-sauce-grilled/

 
 
 

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