5 Spice Chicken
If you’ve never had 5 spice chicken, you’re in for a treat! Super flavorful and so easy to whip up, it’ll get you out of that dinner rut!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: Serves 10 1x
- Category: Main Meals
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 lb chicken, either whole or cut into parts (you can also use the equivalent of chicken pieces) (2270
- 2 Tbsp chopped garlic (17g)
- 2 Tbsp hoisin sauce* (32g)
- 2 Tbsp Chinese 5 Spice (13g)
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce (we use liquid aminos) (32g)
- 1 tsp sesame oil (4g)
- 1″ fresh ginger, roughly chopped (freeze any extra) (8g)
Instructions
- Except for the chicken, add all ingredients to a food processor or blender and puree until you have a mostly smooth paste/marinade.
- You can use the five spice recipe in two ways:
- As a rub: Smear the sauce under the skin and over the entire surface of the chicken and cook immediately.
- As a marinade: Combine the chicken and sauce in a plastic bag, remove the excess air, and let it sit in the fridge overnight, or at least 8 hours, before cooking.
- Cook chicken using your preferred method, OR preheat the oven to 400F and place chicken pieces in large, shallow baking pans. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until juices run clear.
Notes
* If you don’t have Hoisin sauce, substitute 1 heaping Tbsp of oyster sauce OR fish sauce + 1 tsp molasses + 1 tsp honey.
Find it online: https://dontwastethecrumbs.com/chinese-5-spice-chicken/