Char Siew Roast Chicken

Ingredients
BBQ Chicken
2 kg chicken breast
7 tbsp dark soya sauce
7 tbsp light soya sauce
7 tbsp oyster sauce
7 tbsp hoisin sauce
7 tbsp honey
7 tbsp sugar or maltose
7 tsp salt
7 tsp pepper
7 tsp vinegar (ACV)
7 tsp 5 spice powder
7 tsp sesame oil
(other ingredients/flavours of choice eg. paprika, chilli powder, garlic, onion, lemongrass etc.)

Directions

• clean and put the chicken in a big bowl
• cook the dark soya sauce, light soya sauce and oyster sauce till fragrant
• pour onto the chicken and add in the other ingredients... mix well
• keep in chiller to marinate for 20min or overnight
• place chicken on a baking tray lined with parchment paper
• bake in 200°C for 18-20min till edge is brown and skin is crispy (10min through baking, pour out excess water and brush chicken with honey or maltose)
• once cooled, cut into tiny cubes and put aside

Ingredients

Char Siew Sauce
650g water

70g sugar

50g oyster sauce

50g soy sauce

50g dark soya sauce

5g pepper

50g sesame oil

50g modified starch (or corn starch)

Directions

• cook dark soya sauce, light soya sauce, oyster sauce and sesame oil till bubble and remove from fire
• in a separate bowl, combine modified corn starch with sugar and water and whisk till mixed
• add all the sauces together to thicken
• mix well with the chopped chicken and add in pepper powder
• freeze the char siew chicken for use as filling for pao

Foodnote: This is a recipe for the char siew chicken pao. The roasted chicken itself is very yummy and juicy. I would like to try and make this and it can be kept frozen for many other recipes and fillings. I might even try it to make grilled fish... yummy!