Glazed honey and soy chicken with sweet chilli sauce

Preparation time: 75 minutes Cooking time: 45 minutes Serves: 4

Description

Credit to Bill Granger for this recipe.

Ingredients

125ml (1/2 cup) soy sauce
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons shaosing wine or dry sherry
1 garlic clove, finely crushed
1 tablespoon finely grated ginger
1 fresh chilli, finely chopped
4 chicken Marylands (leg quarters), cut into 2 pieces between thigh and drumstick
To serve:
cucumber slices
fresh coriander (cilantro) sprigs
lime or lemon wedges
steamed rice
sweet chilli sauce

Method

Preheat the over to 180C (Gas 4).

Stir all the ingredients, except the chicken, together in a small bowl. Put the chicken in a bowl or flat dish, pour the marinade over and mix with your hands to coat. Cover and marinade in the fridge for at least 1 hour, or overnight.

Remove the chicken from the marinade and place, with the skin side up, in a roasting tin. Bake for 45 minutes, frequently turning the drumsticks over as they brown, and basting the chicken every 15 minutes with extra marinade. Use a cleaver to cut the chicken into pieces.

Serve with fresh cucumber, coriander sprigs, lime wedges and steamed rice, with sweet chilli sauce on the side.