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A square photo with a pink dish with honey ginger chicken, spring onion and pepper. Two chopsticks grab a chicken cube. In the background a pink and white tea towel.

Baked Honey Ginger Chicken

Andréa
Are you looking for an easy, delicious weeknight dinner that isn't your typical bland meal? Well, look no further! This baked honey ginger chicken is sticky and sweet and takes less than one hour to make, making it the perfect weeknight meal. With just a few simple ingredients, you can quickly prepare a tasty, flavorful meal! Your whole family will love this honey ginger chicken recipe.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American, Asian
Servings 4 persons
Calories 167 kcal

Equipment

  • A conventional oven is used. When using a convection oven (with air fan) decrease the temperature with 30 °F / 20 °C
  • oven dish
  • saucepan

Ingredients
 

Marinate

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt coarse
  • 1 clove garlic squeezed
  • 1 inch fresh ginger fresh, peeled and grated
  • ½ pound chicken breast diced into 0.5 x 0.5 inch cubes

Sauce

  • 1 tablespoon Japanese soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons ginger syrup

Garnish (Optional)

  • scallions green onions, sliced ins trips
  • sesame seeds

Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic

Instructions
 

  • Mix a marinade of the oil, salt, garlic, and ginger in a small bowl.
    2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon sea salt, 1 clove garlic, 1 inch fresh ginger
  • Mix the chicken breast with the marinade and let it marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
    ½ pound chicken breast
  • Preheat the oven to 450 °F or 410 °F.
  • Place the marinated chicken cubes in an oven dish and bake for 12 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, heat the soy sauce, orange juice, ginger syrup, and honey in a saucepan until it comes to a boil. Simmer for a couple of minutes.
    1 tablespoon Japanese soy sauce, 2 tablespoons orange juice, 2 tablespoons honey, 2 tablespoons ginger syrup
  • Pour the sauce over the chicken fillet, put it back in the hot oven, and bake for another 10 minutes.
  • Optional: Garnish the chicken with sesame seeds and chopped spring onion.
    scallions, sesame seeds

NOTES

1. Soy sauce - Use Japanese or light soy sauce (available at the Asian supermarket). These are salty soy sauces.
2. Variations
  • Also delicious, add pineapple and fry it with the chicken.
  • Put some oil in the pan and briefly fry some cashew nuts. Sprinkle the honey ginger chicken with the nuts.
  • Extra vegetables? Add some pepper strips to the chicken with sauce and let it roast in the oven.
  • Spicy: add a tablespoon of sweet chili sauce to the ginger honey sauce.
  • Drizzle with sesame oil for an intense flavor.
3. Oven - When you use a conventional oven, set the temperature to 450 °F (230 °C). In a convection oven, 410 °F (210 °C) is sufficient.
4. Storage
Marinate before
  • Refrigerator: You can marinate the chicken the night before. So it takes very little time to make.
  • Freezer: Put the marinade and chicken in a freezer bag and freeze. Let thaw, and you can immediately proceed to bake in the oven.
After baked:
Let it cool quickly to room temperature.
  • Refrigerator: Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
  • Freezer: Store in a freezer box in the freezer up to 2 months. Let thaw in the refrigerator.
5. The nutritional value is shown per person, assuming four people eat the baked honey ginger chicken.

Nutrition

Calories: 167kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 912mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 34IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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