Char Siu Chicken (Chinese BBQ Chicken)
Char siu chicken is an incredibly flavorful chicken dish made with five-spice powder, hoisin sauce, and soy sauce. It's perfect over a bowl of warm rice and steamed veggies for an amazing weeknight meal!
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1.5 lbs chicken thighs, de-boned <sub>(see notes if using bone-in thighs)</sub>
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine (Chinese cooking wine)
- 1/2 tsp Kosher salt (if using table salt, reduce to 1/4 tsp)
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp five-spice powder
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, grated
- 1 fermented bean curd cube + 2 tbsp fermented bean curd liquid (can substitute with 5-10 drops of red food coloring)
- 2 tbsp maltose <sub>(can substitute with honey)</sub>
- 1 tbsp hot water
- 2 tsp fermented bean curd liquid <sub>(can substitute with ~5 drops of red food coloring)</sub>
Instructions
- 1
Mix together the brown sugar, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, salt, sesame oil, five-spice powder, white pepper, grated garlic, fermented bean curd (be sure to mash this properly so it incorporates into the marinade) and the fermented bean curd liquid.Marinate the chicken in this mixture overnight, or at least for an hour.
- 2
Pre-heat your oven to 355 F. Place the marinated chicken on a wire rack and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
- 3
While the chicken is baking, prepare the basting sauce. Mix together the *maltose, hot water, and fermented bean curd liquid until smooth.
- 4
After 10 minutes, remove the chicken. Brush the thighs with the basting sauce and return in the oven for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, remove the chicken, and brush again with the basting sauce. Continue cooking the chicken for 5 more minutes, or until fully cooked through.
- 5
Serve with warm rice and steamed greens. Enjoy!