oven-barbecued asian chicken

Ingredients:

• 1 bunch scallions
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 1 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 1 tbsp minced fresh ginger
• 1 tbsp minced garlic
• 1 tsp Asian hot sauce* (or to taste)
• 1/4 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
• 4 bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed and trimmed**
• 4 chicken drumsticks, skin removed and trimmed**
• 1 1/2 tsp toasted sesame seeds

Preparation:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Line a 9x13 inch baking dish with parchment paper.
• Thinly slice the greens of the scallions; set aside. Finely dice the whites.
• Whisk the scallion whites, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, hot sauce and five-spice powder in a large bowl.
• add chicken and toss to coat.
• Arrange the chicken in an even layer in the prepared baking dish, meatier side down.
• Pour any remaining sauce from the bowl over the chicken.
• Bake, turning once halfway through so the meatier side is up, until inner meat is 165F, about 1 hour.
• Transfer the chicken onto a serving platter and top with any remaining sauce form the baking dish.
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds and the reserved scallion greens.

Notes:

• *we used a chili paste sauce
• **we used all chicken thighs and didn't bother removing the skins

Prepared: 2012-12-23

Makes: 4 servings

Categories: chicken

Source: One-Pot Meals