Sriracha Soy Chicken Thigh Marinade Recipes

SRIRACHA ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk Sriracha chile sauce, soy sauce, mirin, lime juice, butter, brown sugar, and ginger together in a bowl.
• Put chicken thighs into a large, resealable plastic bag. Pour the chile sauce mixture into the bag. Squeeze excess air from bag and seal; marinate at least 1 hour to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Prepare a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Remove chicken thighs from marinade and shake to remove excess moisture; arrange onto prepared baking sheet.
• Pour marinade into a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer marinade for 10 minutes.
• Roast chicken thighs in preheated oven for 20 minutes, brush with the reserved marinade, and continue roasting until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, 10 to 15 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

HOISIN SRIRACHA SHEET-PAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Whisk together the first 8 ingredients. Set aside., Sprinkle both sides of chicken with salt and pepper. Place chicken and sweet potato in a single layer in a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and a third of the hoisin mixture; toss to coat., Bake 15 minutes; turn chicken and potatoes. Add cauliflower and red pepper; drizzle with another third of the hoisin mixture and remaining olive oil. Bake until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 170°-175°, about 25 minutes longer. Drizzle with the remaining hoisin mixture. If desired, sprinkle with sesame seeds.

SOY-MARINATED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Combine the first 5 ingredients in a ziploc bag and seal. Marinate in the refrigerator for 4-24 hours.
• Prepare grill to medium high heat.
• Place chicken on sprayed grill rack and discard marinade.
• Grill 3 minutes on each side until done. This took me about 15 minutes.

CHICKEN THIGHS WITH SOY-SRIRACHA MARINADE

Steps:

• Add the soy sauce, sriracha sauce, chopped cilantro and sesame oil, if using, in a ziplock bag or shallow dish.
• Stir to combine.
• Add chicken and turn to coat.
• Refrigerate for about 2 hours. If you are able, agitate the chicken half-way through the marinating time. More time in the marinade is always better, less is possible, but the objective is to give the meat sufficient time to absorb the flavors.
• Grill over high heat for 6-7 minutes per side or pan fry over medium high heat for 10 minutes per side. If using bone-in or thick pieces, cook until internal temperature reaches 170 degrees farenheit / 76 degrees celcius.
• Remove from heat and serve, sprinkling with toasted sesame seeds and more chopped cilantro. I often will chop the meat and serve it over a salad or with the option to make it into lettuce wraps with shedded carrot, radish, green onion and cilantro dressed with an Asian inspired vinaigrette. If you aren't counting carbs, then add in ramen noodles or rice.
• Note: As this is intended to be an EASY marinade, you can just guestimate the quantities of soy and sriracha, and, of course, increase if you have more that 4 or 5 pieces of chicken, or dial back the sriracha if you don't want too much spicy heat.