The original hoisin chicken is an amazing recipe
Fabulous for pre-prep or I have also frozen the chicken and the sauce after pre-prep for use later!
For this re-do the recipe is the same except i did not simmer the sauce down on the stove top. I’m not sure how i like it better.
Pro tip – pam on the chicken will make the sauce not stick, so gotta risk sticking to the grill and having more sauce. Also did use some of the sauce i reserved as a “salad dressing” to drizzle of the chicken and the salad i had it on.
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Pre-prepping tips:
- Spray small container with cooking spray – i use trader joe’s coconut oil spray.
- Add hoisin sauce, honey, rice vinegar, sesame oil (no need to mix, let it layer)
- In a small container – i use the tupperware midgets, but the dollar section at the grocery store has some great ones!
- Combine – salt, garlic powder, ground ginger, black pepper, five-spice powder
- Pound the chicken breast and store it covered in the fridge.
At this point you can freeze the chicken and the sauce together for use in the future.
Day of:
- Preheat grill.
- While the broiler heats, pour sauce mixture into a small saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Combine cornstarch and water; add to hoisin mixture, stirring with a whisk. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
- Note: i let my sauce simmer till it is a goey mess… but that is how i like it on my chicken!
- Rub/sprinkle the spice mixture evenly over both sides of chicken. Place chicken on the prepared grill.
- Grill 5 minutes. Brush with hoisin mixture; Grill 4 minutes. Turn chicken; brush with hoisin mixture. Grill 4 minutes or until done, basting frequently with hoisin mixture.
Verdict:
Always delicious – has been in the repertoire for nearly 10 years now… But this is the first year we tried it on the grill!
