EATS: Soy Tamarind Chicken Recipe
Soy tamarind marinade is a delicious way to prepare your chicken. This Asian style dinner recipe for soy tamarind chicken celebrates the tart fruity flavor of tamarind combined with soy and a hint of sweetness from the honey. I love that sweet and sour combination and the marinade really transforms an easy and accessible ingredient—chicken—into an exciting and delicious dish. Top the finished product off with fresh cilantro and sliced jalapeños makes soy tamarind chicken even tastier and a colorful presentation at your dinner table. This sticky sweet and savory soy tamarind chicken is a recipe you’ll be returning to again and again. Follow the instructions below to let me know how this dinner recipe turns out for you!
Soy Tamarind Chicken Ingredients
1 chicken, about 3 pounds, cut into 8 pieces bone-in, skin on (ask your butcher to do this for you)
1 Tablespoon tamarind paste
2½ Tablespoons soy sauce
3 Tablespoons fish sauce
3 Tablespoons honey
1 Tablespoon sambal
1 lime, juice and grated zest
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 dozen cilantro sprigs, optional
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 jalapeño, sliced (leave seeds in if you want it spicy, remove seeds if you prefer it more mild)
Soy Tamarind Chicken Instructions
In a large mixing bowl, combine the soy sauce, tamarind, fish sauce, sambal, honey, lime juice and lime zest, garlic, salt and pepper.
Place the chicken into the tamarind soy marinade. Make sure to coat each piece fully and well.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow the chicken to marinate over night. Toss at least one time in between sitting and to be sure each piece is and remains well coated.
When chicken is ready, pre-heat the oven to 425°F.
Line a sheet tray with aluminum foil (this makes clean up easier). Place marinated chicken onto sheet tray, leaving space between each piece.
Bake chicken in oven.
While chicken is baking place remaining marinade into a pot. Over medium high het cook marinade, stirring occasionally. Reduce until it is a glaze like consistency.
After 20 minutes of cooking, rotate the sheet tray to cook chicken evenly. Then using a pastry brush, glaze the chicken with the marinade. Finishing cooking the chicken in the oven until internal temperature reaches 165°F (about 35 minutes total) NOTE: If you need more color on the skin of your chicken you can broil t , but keep a close eye on the chicken while broiling to avoid the marinade burning.
Remove chicken from the oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving. Plate the chicken and sprinkle with fresh cilantro and jalapeño
