Grammy's Kitchen · Grilled Chicken · Chinese Char Siu Grilled Chicken
One of 78 grilled chicken recipes we measured
from thewoksoflife.com
It ranks #1 of 78 for tenderness among the grilled chicken recipes we compared. 20 cooks on thewoksoflife.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 78.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 0% | 2% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 1% | 0% |
| sweetener | 7% | 0% |
| liquid | 2% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons brown sugar |
| 34 g | 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce |
| 15 g | 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine ((can substitute rice wine or beer)) |
| 1/2 teaspoon five spice powder | |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon white pepper |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic ((minced)) |
| 5 drops red food coloring ((optional)) | |
| 900 g | 2 pounds chicken thighs and drumsticks ((900g)) |
| salt |
Method: 4 steps, published by thewoksoflife.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Amazing recipe! I grilled a whole spatchcocked chicken instead of the chicken pieces, and it was delicious. (Should have taken a picture, but we were too busy eating it.)” — a cook, 5.0★
“Another great recipe. The kids were skeptical but ended up really enjoying this.” — a cook, 5.0★