Honey Soy
Chicken
Serves
2; takes 45 minutes plus time to marinate the chicken.
Ingredients:
1 garlic clove, smashed
1/4 teaspoon chili flakes
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 chicken breasts
SAUCE:
4 tablespoons sweet Asian chili sauce
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions:
1. Pound the garlic, chilis and ginger together in a mortar and
pestle to form a paste. Add the soy sauce, honey, lemon juice and
olive oil, and stir well. Pour over the chicken in a dish, coat
well and leave to marinate for at least an hour (or even overnight).
2. Heat the oven to 400 F. Place the drained chicken on a roasting
tray lined with foil and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, basting two
or three times with the marinade, until the skin is crisp and golden
and the chicken is cooked through. (Alternately, cook on grill
for about 15 minutes, using marinade.)
3. Meanwhile, mix sweet chilli sauce with lemon juice in pot on
stove and keep warm (not hot!) until chicken is done.
4. Remove chicken from oven or grill and allow to rest for five
minutes then serve, thickly sliced. Spoon chili-lemon sauce over
chicken.
I
served this with a really refreshing cold Asian
Noodle Salad.
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