Who wants another hoisin chicky recipe, raise your hands :o) Recs: Spicy Hoisin Chicken, Sesame Rice

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Spicy Hoisin Chicken

1/2 cup hoisin sauce

1 teaspoon finely grated peeled fresh ginger

4 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes

1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon rice vinegar (not seasoned rice vinegar)

8 chicken thighs with skin and bones (about 2 3/4 lb)

Preheat oven to 500̊F.

Whisk together all ingredients except chicken, then coat chicken all over with sauce. Arrange thighs, skin sides up in 1 layer without crowding, in a foil-lined large shallow baking pan (1 inch deep). Roast in upper third of oven until chicken is cooked through and glaze is brown, 20 to 30 minutes.

Makes 4 servings.

Source: 5/03 Gourmet, via Moyn

Pat’s notes: Delicious, definitely a keeper! Good with steamed jasmine rice and salad of spring mix with tomatoes, cucumbers, blue cheese and ranch dressing. Made it another time using turkey thighs per Moyn's notes below and her tweaks of adding chile garlic sauce, more garlic, ginger and soy (it's an easy sauce recipe to dink around with)...reduced the oven temp to 400 and roasted longer, until the turkey thighs were done. Was great served with Michelle/CA’s Sesame Rice (recipe below) and snow peas that were blanched and shocked then sauteed lightly in a tiny amount of olive oil then finished with a drizzle of sesame oil, salt and pepper.

Moyn’s notes: I used two turkey thighs (skin on, bone in) weighing about 3-3/4 lb total. I made the sauce, as written, using about double the garlic & ginger, & more soy & adding chili garlic sauce & some black vinegar, allowing the turkey to marinate, all day, before roasting. As they roasted, I basted a few times and served sprinkled with chopped scallion & black sesame seeds. It tasted like a succulent roast duckling, yummmm!!

Sesame Rice

Serves 4

2 cups water

1 tsp. salt

1 tbsp butter

1 cup rice

dash white pepper

1/2 tsp salt, optional

1-2 tbsp dark sesame oil

1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds (Pat’s note: used some black sesame seeds too...nice color contrast)

1/4 cup green onions sliced, include green tops

Boil water in a medium saucepan and add salt and butter. Bring to a boil and add rice. Boil for 2 minutes, then cover and simmer for 18 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork and cover with a paper towel and replace lid. Let sit for about 10 minutes. Fluff again and add 1 or 2 tablespoons sesame oil, white pepper, salt, sesame seeds and green onions.

Pat’s notes: Very tasty. Great accompaniment to Spicy Hoisin Chicken (used turkey thighs) and snow peas. Leftovers nice for lunch the next day too.

Source: Michelle in CA through Lisa/LA

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/108096

 
Me, me, Pat! That rice looks great too. Thanks for posting. Can I use...

regular barbeque sauce (molasses, honey type) instead of the Hoisin sauce and get a similar taste?

 
Hoisin sauce subs

make your own: Visit the Hoisin Sauce posting on Substitutes: Simmer for 12 minutes: ¾ C pitted prunes + 2 C water + 1 tablespoon crushed garlic, then add 1 ½ tablespoons soy sauce + 1 ½ tablespoons dry sherry and puree. (Adapted from recipe in Good & Plenty: America's New Home Cooking by Victoria Wise and Susanna Hoffman. See my sources.) OR ¼ C soy sauce + ¼ C plum sauce + 1 teaspoon flour + dash five-spice powder + dash garlic powder + sugar or honey to taste (From a usenet posting by Lynn M. Wiegard. See my sources.) OR chee hou sauce (spicier) OR apple butter

 
Dawn, yes you can. I used it for Wolfgang's pork chops - see recipe under post #2303

- - - "You can substitute barbecue sauce
for the hoisin sauce if you wish. It’s even
easier to find and equally rich, savory, and
complex. Look for a brand that has a nicely
balanced flavor, not too sweet and not too
tangy." Wolfgang Puck

I actually prefer it to Hoisin sauce and used my favorite Cattlemen’s Classic Barbecue Sauce.

 
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