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Sticky Grilled Chicken
Recipe video above. Sticky, savoury and sweet, this is the marinade I use for grilled chicken that I know is a guaranteed hit with everyone, kids and adults! It tastes like a country-style rub, and it's finger licking' good.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Marinate
1 d
Total Time
1 d 20 mins
Servings: 4 - 5 people
Calories: 297 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 700g/ 1.4lb chicken thighs , skinless boneless (Note 1)
Marinade / Glaze (Note 2 for subs):
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/3 cup brown sugar , packed
- 1/4 cup soy sauce , all purpose or light (NOT dark)
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 4 garlic cloves , minced
Instructions
- Mix Marinade in a large bowl.
- Scoop out 1/2 cup and reserve for basting ("Glaze").
- Add chicken, turn to coat. Marinade overnight (minimum 3 hours, up to 48 hours, or freeze).
Cup of Yum
Grill:
- Brush BBQ with vegetable or canola oil, then preheat to medium.
- Pick up chicken, allowing excess Marinade to drip off.
- Place on BBQ, cook 4 minutes until nicely caramelised.
- Turn chicken, then brush generously with Glaze. Cook 4 minutes.
- Flip, brush with more Glaze, flip again and brush with Glaze.
- Remove chicken onto plate, cover loosely with foil.
- Rest 3 minutes before serving, sprinkled with parsley if using. Pictured in post with Macaroni Salad!
Stove/Oven:
- Stove - follow up steps in a non stick pan, heated to medium high with 1 tbsp oil (cook in batches if needed).
- Oven - use this recipe: Sticky Baked Chicken
Notes
- Chicken - this marinade is best with boneless thigh because it caramelises perfectly in the time it takes for the chicken to cook. Bone-in chicken pieces take longer to cook by which time the marinade gets quite dark! Breast also works great - pound to even thickness, then about 3 minutes on each side. Finish by basting lots!
- Marinade / Glaze - plenty of sub options here, this is a really flexible recipe:
- Nutrition assumes half the marinade ends up discarded.
- Ketchup - Aussie tomato sauce, BBQ sauce or other similar sauces
- Brown Sugar- white sugar, or 2 tbsp honey, maple syrup, or any other sweet thing in similar liquid form
- Soy Sauce - light or all purpose soy sauce, don't use dark it will be too intense. Fish sauce would also work but reduce to 1 tbsp.
- Apple Cider Vinegar - sub with any clear(ish) plain vinegars eg plain white vinegar, white wine vinegar, rice vinegar, champagne vinegar etc.
- Worcestershire sauce - add 1/4 tsp black pepper then add an extra dash of all the other ingredients. A sprinkle of onion and/or garlic powder on the chicken before coating in sauce would also help.
- Add ins - dash if your favourite hot sauce wouldn't go astray! Pinch of herbs (mixed, oregano, thyme), cayenne pepper for heat, sprinkle of paprika for warmth, cumin or coriander for South-West edge.
Nutrition Information
Calories
297cal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
35g
(70%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
166mg
(55%)
Sodium
743mg
(31%)
Potassium
528mg
(15%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
119IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
26mg
(3%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4- 5 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 297
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 297cal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 35g | 70% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 166mg | 55% |
| Sodium | 743mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 528mg | 11% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 119IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 26mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.