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Asian Five-Spice Chicken
Asian Five-Spice Chicken – deeply flavorful and moist pan-fried skillet chicken marinated with Asian spices & sauces. So easy and so good!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 chicken thighs (deboned, and cut into halves)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon Chinese rice wine (or Japanese cooking sake, optional)
- 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- salt (to taste)
- 1/2 tablespoon oil
Instructions
- 1
Debone the chicken thighs while keeping the skin. You may also use skinless and boneless chicken thighs if preferred.
- 2
Marinate the chicken with garlic, five-spice powder, sesame oil, rice wine, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, and salt for 15 minutes, or ideally for 1 hour.
- 3
Add oil to the skillet over medium heat. Pan-fry the chicken on both sides until browned and crispy, ensuring the inside is cooked through. Remove from the skillet and serve immediately.