Hoisin Chicken with Cucumber Salad

Recipe courtesy Food Network Magazine

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (28)

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Cook Time:
25 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 25 min
Total:: 50 min

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Ingredients

For the Chicken:

3/4 cup hoisin sauce
3 scallions, coarsely chopped
5 cloves garlic
1 2-inch piece fresh ginger, sliced
1 jalapeno pepper, stemmed and halved (remove seeds for less heat)
Zest and juice of 2 limes, plus lime wedges for garnish
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
2 pounds skin-on chicken thighs and drumsticks (separate pieces)

For the Salad:

1/2 cup rice vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
Kosher salt
1 seedless cucumber, thinly sliced
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced

Directions

Prepare the chicken: Preheat a grill to medium on one side. Combine the hoisin sauce, scallions, garlic, ginger, jalapeno, lime zest and juice, vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste in a mini food processor or blender; process until almost smooth. Season the chicken with salt; toss with the hoisin mixture in a large bowl.

Make the salad: Bring the vinegar, sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring. Remove from the heat; stir in 1/4 cup ice cubes until melted. Toss the cucumber and red onion in a serving bowl with the vinegar mixture; place in the refrigerator.

Grill the chicken over direct heat until the skin is crisp, 5 minutes per side, basting with extra marinade. Transfer to the cooler side of the grill; cover and grill until cooked through, 10 to 15 more minutes. Serve with the cucumber salad and lime wedges.

Per serving: Calories 375; Fat 16 g (Saturated 4 g); Cholesterol 107 mg; Sodium 1,906 mg; Carbohydrate 30 g; Fiber 1 g; Protein 32 g

Photograph by Antonis Achilleos

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recipe Hoisin Chicken with Cucumber Salad
chez fullerton, CA 09-28-2009
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Really Really Good
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this last night but instead of grilling it I baked it on a rack in the oven at 375 degrees for 35-45 minutes. It was... really really good. I was worried that the sauce would be too hot because of the jalapeno and too limey, but it totally wasn't. I highly recommend this recipe. Read more
recipe Hoisin Chicken with Cucumber Salad
andrea knoxvillet, TN 08-20-2009
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Terrible taste
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Why people have to mess up chicken? Stop trying to find new ways to cook, there are already pleanty of delicios, simple ways... to do it. Read more
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Steve Garnet Valley, PA 08-20-2009
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Both Very good
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We really like the chicken. I used to use a different Cucumver salad recipe, not any more. This one is so good.
recipe Hoisin Chicken with Cucumber Salad
Tiffany Hickory, NC 08-17-2009
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Tasty meal
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The marinade for the chicken was great. I used bone-in chicken breasts with no problem. The flavor was great. I also... enjoyed the cucumber salad. Overall, very easy. Would definitely make again, without any changes. Read more
recipe Hoisin Chicken with Cucumber Salad
April Garner, NC 08-16-2009
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This pleased my 11 year old and that pleases me
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is like an asian bar-b-qued chicken with an asian cucumber salad reminiscent of what my grandma used to make with... cucumbers in the summer. It was absolutly delicious!Read more
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Gail Desert Hot Springs, CA 08-09-2009
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I agree with Robert
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I haven't made this yet but went to check the sodium content on the Hoisin jar. A serving size is 1 TBS and contains 400 mg... of sodium. That really adds up when you use 3/4 cup. But unless you plan on eating the 3/4 cup by itself I don't see that it is too much of a problem. I'm going to try it out. By the way, I had to post a rating or I couldn't add my comment. Sorry if I have offended anyone by skewing the overall ratings.Read more