![]() It should be as popular as char siu when steamed with steamed rice. I have been living in Guangdong province around 4 years and this soy sauce chicken is always on our dinner list. To make it non alcoholic, use 2 tbsp chicken stock/broth PLUS 1 tbsp extra oyster sauce.* Sriracha - swap out with any other chili paste or finely chopped fresh chili or powder.Chinese soy sauce chicken is known as 豉油鸡 and it is a featured dish from Chinese Cantonese cuisine. This is the secret ingredient in the marinade! Sub with dry sherry (best option), sake (next best) or marsala. * Chinese cooking wine (aka Shaoxing Cooking Wine) - Asian rice wine used commonly in Asian cooking. * Oyster sauce - hoisin sauce (but note it has a mild Chinese 5 Spice Powder flavour which is nice) * Tomato ketchup - Australian tomato sauce can be used ![]() And fish sauce could also be used in place of the soy sauce, but reduce to 1 1/2 tbsp (because fish sauce is saltier) ![]() Light and Dark Soy Sauce will be labelled as such on the bottle, all purpose just says "soy sauce". * Soy sauce - I use all purpose soy sauce but light or dark also works. Asian cooking doesn't use garlic / ginger powder) * Garlic / ginger - 1 tsp garlic / ginger powder (but please try to use fresh, it's much better. * Chicken - tenderloins is great, breast also works but won't come out as sticky. These are the ones I use over and over again, made with pantry staples with lots of sub options! Thai Coconut Chicken – added richness and flavour from a coconut marinade Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken – infused with beautiful Vietnamese lemongrass flavours Thai Grilled Chicken (Gai Yang) – marinated in a fragrant Thai marinade Yakitori Chicken – Japanese chicken skewers on my mother’s Japanese recipe website, RecipeTin Japan Thai Satay Chicken Skewers with Peanut Sauce And if the reaction from my friends was anything to go by! – Nagi xĪll these are ideal for grilling but can also be cooked on the stove It’s dinner in a snap! And a pretty darn sensational one at that, in my humble opinion. Serve it with rice on the side (psst! Did you know you can freeze cooked rice rice? All my relatives in Japan do it! □ ) and some juicy wedges of cucumber (no dressing required, the freshness is a great match with the strong flavours of the chicken). It will marinade in the time it takes for it to freeze and defrost which is handy. ![]() So what’s on your meal plan for this week? If you’re preparing ahead, this is perfect to add to the menu! Just throw the chicken and marinade into a ziplock bag and pop it straight into the freezer. The other lovely thing about this recipe is that you can throw it on the BBQ (it’s my “go to” Asian BBQ recipe), cook it on the stove (which is what I did for these photos), under the broiler/grill or bake it in the oven. (Unless you really don’t trust yourself to get the measures approximately right!!) Plus you can eyeball the measurements too. Which is why I’ve provided plenty of substitutions in the notes. So while the end result might not taste exactly the same as my base recipe, it’s still going to be really tasty. It’s not so much about having the exact ingredients, it’s more about using the same proportions of something sweet, salty, savoury and sour. This is one of my classic “back pocket” recipes that I vary from day to day, depending on what I have in the fridge. Because I distinctly remember one of the girls breaking the silence with a wisecrack about….well, that we were silent because we were so busy tucking into the food!!! The Asian Chicken Marinade tenderises and infuses the chicken with great Asian flavours! You know what it’s like when a bunch of girls get together!!!īut when I put a platter of this Asian Chicken on the table and my friends starting tucking in, silence descended over the table. Because when I get together with my girlfriends, the noise never stops. Chattering, laughing, screeching. This is a classic Food Memory dish. You know what I mean, don’t you? It’s when the sight, smell or taste of a specific food brings back a flood of memories of a specific moment in your life.Īnd I will always remember this particular Asian chicken recipe as the one that rendered my girlfriends silent.Ī very rare, noteworthy moment. You can never have too many Asian chicken recipes – and this one is a great all rounder! Asian Chicken is sticky, sweet and savoury – everything you know and love about Asian food! An Asian Chicken Marinade infuses the chicken with flavour, and can be cooked on the grill, stove OR oven.
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