5 from 3 votes
Grilled Korean Chicken
Grilled Korean Chicken is a tasty main dish with chili paste, honey, green onions, sesame oil, black pepper, and sesame seeds.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
8 hrs 35 mins
Servings:
8
Servings
Calories:
274 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Korean
Ingredients
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon chili paste recommended: Kochi Chang, Korean
- 2 tablespoons ginger grated fresh
- 6 cloves garlic , chopped
- 1 green onion , thinly sliced
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil toasted
- black pepper coarse ground
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame seeds toasted
- 3 pound chicken , butterflied, cut into parts
- 4 flour tortillas , warmed
Instructions
- Whisk together the soy, vinegar, honey, chili paste, ginger and garlic in a bowl.
- Divide the mixture in half. Add 1 half to a large baking dish, then add the chicken, turning to coat.
- Cover and let the meat marinate in the refrigerator for up to 8 hours. The longer the better!
- Add the green onions, sesame oil, black pepper and sesame seeds to the remaining half of the mixture. Reserve it as a dipping sauce for the finished chicken.
- Light a grill, making sure to include a zone of indirect heat.
- Remove the chicken from the marinade and place it over the charcoal, skin side down.
- Grill until the skin is golden brown and crisp, about 10 minutes.
- Move the chicken to the indirect heat zone, lower the cover, and grill until cooked through.
- Remove the chicken from the grill to a cutting board and carve.
- Arrange the chicken on a serving platter and serve wrapped in tortillas, if desired, with dipping sauce on the side.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
274kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
(18%)
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
61mg
(20%)
Sodium
1814mg
(76%)
Potassium
272mg
(6%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
133IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
41mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 274
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 274kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 61mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 1814mg | 76% |
| Potassium | 272mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 133IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 41mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.