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Grilled Chinese Chicken on a Stick Recipe

Try this simple and delicious recipe with flavors that will know your socks off!
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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 6

Equipment

  • Grill (charcoal, gas, or electric)
  • Sticks or Skewers (wooden sticks or metal skewers)
  • Knife & Cutting Board
  • Large Bowl (for mixing and marinating)
  • Grater (optional - but very handy for garlic and ginger)

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs Chicken thighs you can also use chicken breasts
  • 1 tbsp Grated garlic
  • 1 tbsp Grated ginger
  • 1 tbsp Brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp Oyster sauce
  • 2 tbsp Sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp Gochujang or other chili paste/sauce
  • 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine or mirin/sherry

Instructions
 

  • Cut the chicken thighs (or breasts) into strips. You can either leave the skin on or remove it according to your preference.
  • Grate the ginger and garlic (or cut into small pieces). Add all ingredients into a bowl and mix well.
  • Add the chicken pieces into the marinade and mix. marinate for at least 30 minutes or as long as 24 hours.
  • Put the chicken into wooden sticks or metal skewers.
  • Make sure that your grill is not too hot and start grilling the chicken. Turn the skewers every 5 minutes or so. Grill for about 20 minutes or until the surface looks nice and brown.
  • Eat straight off the sticks or serve on a plate with sides. Enjoy!