A crowd-pleasing favourite, the sticky soy marinated split chicken will bring everyone together.
Make the most of your roast
Sticky Soy Marinated Split Chicken
7SERVES
10MIN PREP
+40minsMIN COOK
- 1 Family Roast Split Chicken
- ½ cup kecap manis
- ½ cup light soy
- 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- ⅓ cup Chinese cooking wine
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp grated ginger
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 Tbsp sesame oil
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METHOD
- Whisk all ingredients except for the chicken in a jug.
- Place chicken in a large snap lock bag. Reserve ½ of the marinade and set aside and refrigerate.
- Pour the remaining marinade over the chicken. Remove as much air from the bag as possible.
- Gently massage marinade all over the chicken. Place in fridge for at least 30 minutes or preferable overnight.
- Preheat oven to 180° Remove chicken from the bag and place chicken, skin side down on to a lined baking tray and bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, pour reserved marinade into a small saucepan. Heat on high to bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer to allow the sauce to thicken.
- Set aside to cool slightly, which will further thicken the sauce.
- After 20 minutes, increase the oven temperature to 200°C
- Turn the chicken over, skin side up and baste regularly for the remaining 15-20 minutes
- or until chicken internal temperature is 75°
- When the chicken is cooked, remove from the oven. Serve with your favourite side dish.
- 1 Family Roast Split Chicken
- ½ cup kecap manis
- ½ cup light soy
- 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- ⅓ cup Chinese cooking wine
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp grated ginger
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 Tbsp sesame oil
COPY TO CLIPBOARD
- Whisk all ingredients except for the chicken in a jug.
- Place chicken in a large snap lock bag. Reserve ½ of the marinade and set aside and refrigerate.
- Pour the remaining marinade over the chicken. Remove as much air from the bag as possible.
- Gently massage marinade all over the chicken. Place in fridge for at least 30 minutes or preferable overnight.
- Preheat oven to 180° Remove chicken from the bag and place chicken, skin side down on to a lined baking tray and bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, pour reserved marinade into a small saucepan. Heat on high to bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer to allow the sauce to thicken.
- Set aside to cool slightly, which will further thicken the sauce.
- After 20 minutes, increase the oven temperature to 200°C
- Turn the chicken over, skin side up and baste regularly for the remaining 15-20 minutes
- or until chicken internal temperature is 75°
- When the chicken is cooked, remove from the oven. Serve with your favourite side dish.
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