Char Siu Chicken

I loved my Char Siu (Canonize BBQ Pork) but I wanted to do something different. Maybe a bit healthier. So I applied the same sauce, but with chicken. And the result was stunning.

The marinade is everything. It’s the same that I used with the pork shoulder.

1/2 Tbsp onion powder
1/2 Tbsp garlic powder
1/4 Tbsp salt
1/2 tsp five-spice powder
1/4 Tbsp pepper,
1.5 Tbsp brown sugar, I used agave
1.5 Tbsp soy sauce,
1 Tbsp dark soy sauce, I used coconut aminos
1 Tbsp oyster sauce,
1 Tbsp oil, I used avocado oil
1/2 Tbsp sesame oil
1 Tbsp cooking wine,
1 Tbsp Honey,
Red fermented bean curd / red food color (optional) I used two tablespoons of beet root powder.

Fortunately, all the ingredients above always are in out pantry and fridge.

Stir well, add the chicken (we did a pound of chicken tenders and a pound of skinless thighs). Toss well, refrigerate.

After that, cook as you like. We grilled ours, but you could air fry them too.

We served ours on a bed of jasmine rice with steamed broccoli. And then the next day we made sandwiches with the chicken.