Hawaiian BBQ Chicken
Source: Recipe from Chef Brack May
Chicken marinated overnight in soy sauce, sherry, honey, ginger, garlic, star anise turns out moist and delicious and will make you think of the islands.
Ingredients
1 chicken (4 lb.),cut into 8 pieces
1⁄2 cup soy sauce
1⁄4 cup water
1⁄4 cup sherry
1⁄4 cup honey
1 tsp. grated ginger
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 star anise, crushed
1⁄2 tsp. cracked black pepper
Shoyu Barbecue Sauce (recipe follows)
Salt and pepper, to taste
Steamed white rice
Stir-fried baby bok choy
Shoyu Barbecue Sauce:
1 cup soy sauce
1⁄2 cup brown sugar
1⁄4 cup honey
1⁄4 cup sherry
1⁄4 cup chicken stock
1⁄4 cup water
1 tbsp. plum or hoisin sauce
2 star anise, crushed
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 slice fresh ginger
Cornstarch slurry
Steps
1. Combine chicken with soy sauce, water, sherry, honey, ginger, garlic, star anise, and black pepper in a large, non-reactive baking pan. Marinate at least 2 hr. or overnight in the refrigerator.
2. Par bake chicken at 400°F. for about 15 min. Or steam the chicken 12-15 min.
3. Prepare Shoyu Barbecue Sauce. Per serving, grill chicken 2-3 min per side, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
4. Coat chicken in the Shoyu Barbecue Sauce and wrap in foil. Finish in the oven for about 5 min. so the sauce steams into the chicken.
5. Serve chicken with rice and stir-fried bok choy.
Shoyu Barbecue Sauce:
Combine all ingredients except cornstarch slurry in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Thicken slightly with cornstarch slurry. Yield: About 2 cups.