Easy Baked Five Spice Chicken
A quick and easy recipe for five spice chicken that comes together in less than an hour. This dish makes the perfect weeknight meal.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 lb chicken thighs
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp five spice powder
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp coconut sugar
- 1 tbsp brandy (optional)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- 2
Make the marinade. Combine salt, five spice powder, fish sauce, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, coconut sugar, brandy, and garlic into a small bowl. Whisk together and set aside.
- 3
Add the chicken thighs to Ziploc bag. Pour the marinade over the top. Shake the bag a few times to coat the chicken in the marinade.
- 4
Let the chicken marinate for 15 minutes.
- 5
Once done marinating, sear the chicken on all sides in a large pan over medium high heat. This should take about 5 minutes.
- 6
Bake the chicken in the oven for 30 - 35 minutes until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
- 7
Serve chicken over a bed of rice with sliced cucumbers.