Grilled Char Siu Chicken
I made a similar dish to this Grilled Char Siu Chicken recipe a few weeks ago.
It was a pork tenderloin and I made it on the smoker.
Sooooo yummy I thought how many other ways can I use this same marinade and sauce!
The grilled chicken version was just as amazing and had such a unique flavor.
How to Make Grilled Char Siu Chicken
The sauce ingredients are all listed below.
The Shaoxing cooking wine I ordered from Amazon, everything else you can find at most grocery stores.
Mix the marinade ingredients in a bowl and put 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs in a gallon size plastic bag.
Put 3/4 cup mayo in a separate bowl and add a few spoonfuls of the marinade to make a dipping sauce.
Stir and store the dipping sauce in the fridge.
And add the rest of the marinade to the bag with the chicken.
Massage the bag until the chicken is evenly coated and marinate in the fridge overnight.
Then preheat your grill or Blackstone griddle to medium for a few minutes.
And grill the chicken 5 to 6 minutes per side, with a little cooking oil if using your griddle.
You can brush the chicken with any leftover marinade from the bag, but only during the first half of grilling.
That way the marinade gets cooked off properly.
Gorgeous char marks and the beautiful red color should tell you this isn’t your average, boring grilled chicken dinner 🙂
Serve Grilled Char Siu Chicken with rice and the dipping sauce from earlier 🙂
We are spice freaks around here, so we also had a little sriracha as well.
If you like Grilled Char Siu Chicken, you might also like these grilling recipes…
Grilled Harissa Glazed Chicken
Smoked Char Siu Pork Tenderloin
Blackstone Thai Basil Chicken
Grilled Korean Shrimp Skewers
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Grilled Char Siu Chicken
Equipment
- Grill
- Blackstone Griddle
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs (or chicken breast)
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons Shaoxing (Chinese cooking wine, I ordered from Amazon)
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 4 cloves garlic finely minced
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons Chinese five spice powder
- a few drops red food coloring
- 3/4 cup mayo
- Optional: rice, sriracha
Instructions
- Trim the chicken if needed and place in a gallon size plastic bag.
- Add the rest of the ingredients (except the mayo) to a bowl and stir until combined. Put the mayo in a separate bowl and add a few spoonfuls of the char siu sauce, stir and store in the fridge to use as a dipping sauce.
- Pour the rest into the bag with the chicken and massage the bag until evenly coated. Marinate in the fridge overnight.
- Preheat the grill or your Blackstone griddle to medium heat. Once hot, grill or griddle the chicken 5 to 6 minutes per side (add cooking oil first if using your griddle). Brush with any leftover marinade in the bag only during the first half of cooking time.
- Serve with the dipping sauce from earlier and serve with rice and sriracha if desired.
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