Honey Soy Chicken – marinade and sauce
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1.25 – 1.5 kg/ 2.5 – 3 lb skinless boneless chicken thighs OR breast
Marinade Sauce
- 1/2 cup soy sauce (all purpose or light)
- 2/3 cup honey
- 1/3 cup cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup Chinese cooking wine or dry sherry
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 1/2 tbsp garlic, finely minced
Serving Sauce
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 1/2 tsp cornflour/cornstarch
Garnishes (optional)
- Green onion, finely sliced
- Sesame seeds
Instructions
- 1
Marinade Sauce - Mix up a batch of the sauce and reserve 1/4 cup for basting, refrigerate. Reserve 2/3 cup for Serving Sauce, refrigerate. Use the rest for marinating the chicken.
- 2
Cooking Chicken - Place chicken on BBQ. Cook the first side for 2 minutes, then flip and dab with reserved Basting Sauce. Cook for 2 minutes, flip and baste. Then flip/baste every 1 minute for total cook time of ~ 10 minutes or until a thermometer reads 75°C/165°F.
- 3
Serving Sauce - Place reserved sauce in a small saucepan. Mix cornflour and water, then add into saucepan. Simmer over medium for 5 minutes, stirring regularly, until it thickens to a syrupy consistency. Set aside and keep warm.
- 4
Serving - Transfer to serving plate, cover loosely with foil and rest for 5 minutes. Serve chicken garnished with sesame seeds and green onion, with sauce on the side so people can help themselves.
