Meet my messa’ finger-lickin’, eye-rollin’, lip-smackin’, knee-slappin’ good chicken that is so addictive, rehab may be in order. So simple to prepare – trim the chicken pieces – wings, thighs, drumettes or sticks, gather the flavours, make the marinade, toss it together, sit back and take the credit.
And FYI, it’s all about the citrus, whether lime or lemon – there’s just something about it that brings most things to life – go suck on a wedge (and I mean that in the nicest way!) and see what happens – told ‘ya – you’re awake now, no?
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1. Gather the ingredients.
2. Mix ’em together.
3. Grate the ginger and add it to the marinade.
4. Pour the marinade all over the chicken wings, thighs or drumsticks – you can use any cut. Marinate until later or carry on.
5. Arrange the pieces of chicken in a single layer in a baking pan – include a little marinade.
6. Sprinkle with a little brown sugar – the secret ingredient.
7. Look at the magic that brown sugar brings.
8. Meanwhile, put the remaining marinade in a pot.
9. And bring to a hard boil for 5 minutes or so – the longer it boils the more concentrated it becomes. If you go too far, just add a little water.
10. Put the dipping sauce in smaller bowls for serving.
11. Put the chicken in a shallow bowl and serve sprinkled with chopped cilantro, sliced scallions and wedges of lime for spritzing. And it’s the spritz of citrus that turns these into “finger-lickin’, eye-rollin’, lip-smackin’, knee-slappin'” good chicken!
chicken thai-style
yield serves 3-4
Preheat oven to 400-425°.
1. Trim excess fat and/or skin from the following:
- a dozen pieces of chicken
2. In a bowl combine the following:
- 4-5 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsps. fresh ginger, grated
- 2-3 tbsps. fish sauce
- 2-3 tbsps. honey
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup water or stock
- juice of 1 lime
- 1 tsp. red pepper flakes
- splash of water to thin slightly
- a handful of cilantro, chopped
- 1-2 limes cut into wedges
- 2-3 scallions, thinly sliced
5. Pile the golden brown chicken on a platter, sprinkle with chopped cilantro and sliced scallions, tuck in a few lime wedges and enjoy!
get creative
- use any cut of chicken – wings, drumettes, drumsticks, thighs
- switch up the protein – shrimp, salmon, pork, steak, tofu
- use hot sauce, or diced chili peppers instead of red pepper flakes
- use the marinade with stir-fried vegetables
- finish with sesame oil and sprinkle of sesame seeds
- use apple/orange juice concentrate to sweeten
I made this and it was AMAZING! Easy even for a non-cook!
Glad it worked out – try it with ribs next time and FYI – if you’re inspired to try it, you’ve moved past non-cook status!