char siu chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce
• 1 tablespoon
• 1 tablespoon red food coloring (optional)
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/2 teaspoon chinese five-spice powder
• 1/8 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring (optional)
• 12 skinless, boneless chicken thighs

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• whisk brown sugar, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, honey, garlic, sriracha sauce, , food coloring, sesame oil, chinese five-spice powder, and liquid smoke together in a bowl; pour into a resealable plastic bag. add chicken thighs, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. marinate in the refrigerator for 24 to 48 hours.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). line a roasting pan with aluminum foil and place a roasting rack in the bottom of the pan.
• remove chicken from marinade and place on the rack in the prepared roasting pan.
• pour marinade into a saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes. remove from heat.
• bake chicken in the preheated oven, turning once and basting occasionally with marinade, until the juices run clear, about 1 hour. an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees f (74 degrees c).