Baked Chicken with Molasses

Baked Chicken with Molasses, tender and perfect for Sunday meal.

Ingredients for your cock-a-doodle-do:

12 chicken pieces (6 thighs 6 drum sticks)

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Marinade Ingredients:

1. 1 heaped tbsp garlic/ginger paste
2. 1 tsp chicken spice
3. ½ tsp white pepper
4. 1 tsp 5 spice powder
5. 1 tsp Chinese salt
6. A ¼ cup of soy sauce
7. 1 tsp onion powder
8. 1 tbsp Chinese Rice Wine or Mirin
9. 2 tbsp water
10. 1 tbsp Molasses
11. 1 tsp sesame oil
12. A drizzle of oil

Method to prepare this Baked Chicken with Molasses dish

• Mix all the marinade ingredients in a glass bowl and set aside.
• Wash, clean and dry off the chicken with a paper towel and add to the marinade mix.
• With clean hands mix the marinade and chicken in order for the chicken to be covered completely with the marinade.
• Cover the glass bowl with cling film and refrigerate for a few hours (2 is enough).
• Preheat oven to 180˚C/350˚F.
• Drizzle some oil at the bottom of an oven proof casserole dish or baking tray and add the marinated chicken.
• Lower oven temp to 160˚C/320˚F then bake for an hour turning the chicken over after a ½ hour.
• Bake until chicken juices run clear and chicken cooked through and have a nice golden color.
• I served with roast potatoes and Greek Salad.

Prepared, tried, and tested Melanie Kramar

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