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Korean Chicken Braised in Soy Ginger Lemon Sauce
Easy Korean fusion recipe for Chicken. Marinated in soy ginger sauce, seared golden brown, braised in oven with onions and lemon.
Prep Time
2 hrs 10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 50 mins
Servings: 5
Calories: 386 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Fusion , Korean
Ingredients
- 2 lb bone-in , skin-on chicken thighs or legs (6 pieces for 2 lb)
- 1 onion , sliced
- 1 Tbsp of chopped chives or young green onions
- 1 lemon , sliced
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 1 Tbsp mirin or cooking sake
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
marinade
- 3 Tbsp soy sauce (Jin Ganjang)
- 3 Tbsp white wine
- 1 Tbsp mirin or cooking sake
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp fresh ginger , chopped
- 1 tsp sugar (optional)
Instructions
- Mix soy sauce, wine, oil and ginger (sugar if you like sweet flavors).
- Clean chicken thighs and leg. Remove excess fat and also poke a few times with your knife.
- Massage chicken with your hands in the soy ginger sauce and leave to marinate for 2 hours at room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 350° F (175° C). In a heavy (oven safe) pan or dutch oven large enough to hold all thighs/legs in a single layer, heat 2 Tbs EVOO over medium high heat. When oil is hot, sear chicken pieces, skin side down for 4-5 minutes or more until golden brown. Turn over and brown the other side for another 4 minutes until golden brown. Remove chicken and set aside.
- With the pan still hot, add onion slices and lemon slices.Cook until onions have wilted and brown bits on bottom of pan have loosened. 5-7 minutes. Turn heat off.
- Place chicken pieces, skin-side up on top of onion mixture. Pour juice of 1/2 lemon and 1 Tbs of sake or mirin.
- COVER and Transfer pan to oven and bake for 40 – 45 minutes.
- Serve onions, chicken on top of rice and sprinkle with chopped chives.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- You can also marinate overnight or up to 2 days in the refrigerator. If it’s marinated overnight, be sure to leave chicken at room temp for 20 minutes before cooking – to remove the chill.
Nutrition Information
Calories
386kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
30g
(60%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
93mg
(31%)
Sodium
558mg
(23%)
Potassium
554mg
(16%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
10IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
19.1mg
(21%)
Calcium
43mg
(4%)
Iron
1.2mg
(7%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 386
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 386kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 30g | 60% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 93mg | 31% |
| Sodium | 558mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 554mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 10IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 19.1mg | 21% |
| Calcium | 43mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.2mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.