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Quick and Easy Char Siu Chicken


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Tender juicy chicken cooked in aromatic Chinese BBQ sauce.

Ingredients

Basting sauce

Directions

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    Tender juicy chicken cooked in aromatic Chinese BBQ sauce. You can either roast in an oven or air-fry to charred perfection.

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    Ingredients

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    800 grams Chicken thighs Boneless skin-on chicken thighs

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    2 tbsp Brown sugar Or regular white sugar

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    1 tsp Chinese five spices powder

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    ½ tsp White pepper powder

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    3 tbsp Hoisin sauce or oyster sauce

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    1 tbsp Shao Xing wine Chinese cooking rice wine

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    1 tbsp Light soy sauce or regular all-purpose soy sauce

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    1 tsp Garlic grated garlic or garlic paste

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    1 tsp Ginger Finely grated ginger or ginger paste

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    1 tsp Sesame oil or vegetable oil

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    ½ tsp Salt or salt to taste

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    ½ tsp Food colouring Mixed with 1 tbsp water

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    For basting sauce

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    1 tbsp Honey

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    2 tbsp Water

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    Leftover sauce from the chicken marinade

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    You can either roast in an oven or air-fry to charred perfection.