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  • Chinese Barbecued Chicken

    12 votes
    Chinese Barbecued Chicken
    Prep: 10 min Cook: 30 min Servings: 4
    by John Spottiswood
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    This is my father-in-law's favorite BBQ chicken recipe...with good reason. It is really delicious. I like this better than the best teriyaki chicken I've had. Give it a shot and let me know what you think!

    Ingredients

    • 8 chicken pieces with bone & skin trimmed of excess fat (I recommned 4 thighs and 4 drumsticks, or 8 thighs)
    • 1 tsp kosher salt
    • 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
    • 1 Tbsp hoisin sauce
    • 1 Tbsp cider vinegar
    • 1 tsp soy sauce
    • For the sauce
    • 2 Tbsp hoisin sauce
    • 2 Tbsp cider vinegar
    • 1 Tbsp & 1 Tsp Dijon mustard
    • 2 tsp soy sauce
    • 2 tsp peanut oil
    • 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper

    Directions

    1. Season the chicken on both sides with the salt and pepper. Place in a ziplock bag with 1 Tbsp hoisin, 1 Tbsp vinegar, and 1 tsp soy sauce. Rub to distribute the ingredients and marinate in refrigerator for 2 hours. Remove from fridge and let sit for 20 minutes before grilling.
    2. In a small bowl mix together the sauce ingredients with a whisk or fork until smooth.
    3. Clean the grill and preheat to medium high indirect, or medium direct. Grill the chicken skin side down with the lid closed as much as possible for about 10 minutes Then turn and cook skin side up for about 10 minutes, still with lid down as much as possible. Brush both sides with sauce and move positions as needed to even out the cooking for about 5 minutes. If sauce remains, brush both sides again using all the sauce, turn over, and continue to cook for a final 5 minutes. Remove when chicken is golden brown and juices run clear.

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    Reviews

    • Nancy Miyasaki
      Nancy Miyasaki
      This is a nice, tangy BBQ chicken. Doing drumsticks fro the kids was a great idea..it saved me a lot of chopping!
      • Dave McFarland
        Dave McFarland
        My vote is based on my impression of the ingredients. I would like to see a small dash of garlic powder, also I would use Canola oil, and not peanut oil. I was also thinking that a small bit of ginger would be nice. Also, instead of soy sauce, I get a low sodium mushroom soy sauce from a local Chinese grocery, and it's great. I also might make it a little sweeter. I will try your recipe, though.
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        • Kay
          Kay
          I made this on Sunday and it is really good. Leftovers made a flavorful chicken salad!
          • Donna Thiemann
            Donna Thiemann
            I made this with my son last weekend and it was a huge hit. Thanks for an awesome recipe.
            • Keven Youngblood
              Keven Youngblood
              Gave this a try, tasty stuff!
              • Michele Grason
                Michele Grason
                This is a great go-to recipe for BBQ chicken and I love it when I already have all the ingredients at home!

                Comments

                • Karen E. Taylor
                  Karen E. Taylor
                  I plan on trying this today, to be fair, I will rate recipe as written, thanks John!
                  • Sandi Vanthoff
                    Sandi Vanthoff
                    Dave don't you think you might at least try the recipe, before adding or subtracting ingredients. When one does that they are creating a whole new recipe that may be so removed from the original you really won't be able to review it fairly or properly. I personally like the recipe as written, and will try it as written.
                    1 reply
                    • John Spottiswood
                      John Spottiswood
                      Thanks for the comment, Nancy. Let me know how you like it.
                    • The Mom Chef
                      The Mom Chef
                      This looks wonderful. I will definitely try it, though I agree with Dave and will add a bit of ginger, simply because I love the flavor so much. Thanks for sharing.
                      • Janis Tester
                        Janis Tester
                        This looks great. Perfect for summer.
                        • Kay
                          Kay
                          That looks really good! I will try it. Thank you for sharing : )
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                          • John Spottiswood
                            John Spottiswood
                            Thanks for the comment, Kay. Hope you enjoy it!
                          • Pedro Rebelo
                            Pedro Rebelo
                            Looks good. Plan to give this a try today!
                            1 reply
                            • John Spottiswood
                              John Spottiswood
                              Hope you enjoy it, Pedro. Please add a rating/review if you do try it!

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