black garlic chicken
This black garlic chicken recipe was an instant hit at our dinner table, disappearing in no time. The perfect weeknight meal.
Ingredients:
1 chicken, cut into 12 pieces (we recommend chicken thighs)
1 tbsp sunflower oil
3 garlic cloves, crushed
3 black garlic cloves, chopped
2 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp hoisin sauce
1/2 teaspoon Hungarian Sweet Paprika
3-4 spring onions, cut at an angle, for garnish
Steamed rice, to serve
Instructions:
Preheat your oven to 180°C.
Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper, then place them in a large casserole or roasting tray, ensuring they fit in a single layer.
In a bowl, whisk together the sunflower oil, garlic, black garlic, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, honey, hoisin sauce, and Hungarian Sweet Paprika. Drizzle this mixture over the chicken pieces, ensuring they are evenly coated.
Cook the chicken in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Then, increase the oven temperature to 230°C and cook for an additional 10 minutes. Baste the chicken with the pan juices, flip the pieces over so that the skin side is facing up, and continue cooking for another 10 minutes.
Reduce the oven temperature to 180°C and cook until the chicken is fully cooked, usually taking another 10-20 minutes. Remember to baste the chicken occasionally during this time.
Once the chicken is cooked through, transfer the pieces to a warm serving dish. Deglaze the pan juices with a little water, reducing it until it becomes syrupy. Season the sauce to taste, and then pour it over the chicken pieces.
Garnish with spring onions and serve with steamed rice and some greens.
(Original recipe from "Grow Cook Nourish" by Darina Allen, Kyle Books, 2017.)