Roast Honey Boneless Chicken

 

Succulent boneless chicken leg meat embraced under the thin honey coated skin 😋 Probably a good substitution for a roast turkey for a small family 🍗😍

Servings: about 2 to 4 persons

Ingredients
2 boneless chicken leg, about 430~450g

Marinade

5g hua diao jiu/chinese cooking wine

4g low-sodium fine salt
6g dark brown sugar

dash of pepper powder

dash of ginger powder

dash of garlic powder

10g oyster sauce

1/4 tsp dark soy sauce

1g potato starch

2g sesame oil

Basting sauce

remaining marinade

15g honey

Directions

1. Rinse boneless chicken leg meat.

2. Coat the meat with hua diao jiu/rice wine. Rub the meat with salt, then followed by the rest of the marinating ingredients.

Seal the bowl with cling wrap and let the meat marinate for about 2 to 4 hours.

3. Cut two cotton threads with length of about 1 meter.

Roll up the meat, wind and tie with a cotton thread.

4. Sear the meat with skin down over a thick base pan lined with a piece of parchment paper.

Lower the heat, and sear the remaining sides of the meat roll for about 2 minutes each.

Finally, close the lid, and let the meat simmer for about 30 minutes.

5. While waiting, mix the remaining marinade with honey for basting later.

End of the 30-minute simmering

6. Transfer the meat rolls to a roasting plate.

Brush the meat rolls with a thin coat of honey, and roast in an oven toaster at 170℃ for about 8 minute. Repeat the process till using up the honey basting sauce. When the skin starting to char, reduce the temperature to 150℃.

Reduce the oven temperature to 150℃ when the skin starts to brown

Let the meat rolls rest in the warm oven toaster for about 15 to 20 minutes after the roasting process ends.

7. Untie the thread and slice the roasted chicken rolls into thick chunks.

Sweet Sesame Chilli Sauce (45g)

Ingredients

27g sweet chilli sauce

10g raw cane sugar

5g lime juice

1g garlic, finely chopped

1g spring onion, finely chopped

1g coriander leaf, finely chopped

2g roasted sesame seeds

Salt to taste

pinch of MSG, optional

1/4 tsp sesame oil

Directions

Mix all ingredients up and pour over the cut roasted honey chicken.