Char Siu Chicken

19 mins
Serves 2
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Directions

  1. 1Dice your cucumbers and pat dry.
  2. 2Dice your cucumbers and pat dry.
  3. 3Dice your cucumbers and pat dry.
  4. 4In a bowl, combine soy sauce, hoisin sauce, honey, minced garlic, rice wine, sesame oil, five spice powder, water, and salt and pepper to taste.
  5. 5In a bowl, combine soy sauce, hoisin sauce, honey, minced garlic, rice wine, sesame oil, five spice powder, water, and salt and pepper to taste.
  6. 6In a bowl, combine soy sauce, hoisin sauce, honey, minced garlic, rice wine, sesame oil, five spice powder, water, and salt and pepper to taste.
  7. 7Add your chicken thighs into the bowl, poke holes in the chicken using a fork, and mix well.
  8. 8Add your chicken thighs into the bowl, poke holes in the chicken using a fork, and mix well.
  9. 9Add your chicken thighs into the bowl, poke holes in the chicken using a fork, and mix well.
  10. 10In a bowl, combine your diced cucumbers with salt, ginger, minced garlic, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, honey, chili oil, and sesame seeds and mix well.
  11. 11In a bowl, combine your diced cucumbers with salt, ginger, minced garlic, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, honey, chili oil, and sesame seeds and mix well.
  12. 12In a bowl, combine your diced cucumbers with salt, ginger, minced garlic, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, honey, chili oil, and sesame seeds and mix well.
  13. 13Place your marinated chicken on parchment baking paper and place it into an air fryer. Add the remaining sauce on top. Cook in your air fryer at 380 degrees Fahrenheit for around 19 minutes, flipping it halfway in between, or until golden brown.
  14. 14Place your marinated chicken on parchment baking paper and place it into an air fryer. Add the remaining sauce on top. Cook in your air fryer at 380 degrees Fahrenheit for around 19 minutes, flipping it halfway in between, or until golden brown.
  15. 15Place your marinated chicken on parchment baking paper and place it into an air fryer. Add the remaining sauce on top. Cook in your air fryer at 380 degrees Fahrenheit for around 19 minutes, flipping it halfway in between, or until golden brown.
  16. 16Remove the cooked chicken and cut it into slices.
  17. 17Remove the cooked chicken and cut it into slices.
  18. 18Remove the cooked chicken and cut it into slices.
  19. 19In a meal prep container, add your steamed rice, chicken, and cucumber salad.
  20. 20In a meal prep container, add your steamed rice, chicken, and cucumber salad.
  21. 21In a meal prep container, add your steamed rice, chicken, and cucumber salad.

Ingredients

  • 12 oz boneless, skinless chicken thigh, raw
  • 12 oz boneless, skinless chicken thigh, raw
  • 12 oz boneless, skinless chicken thigh, raw
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 1.5 tbsp honey
  • 1.5 tbsp honey
  • 1.5 tbsp honey
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp clear rice wine
  • 1 tbsp clear rice wine
  • 1 tbsp clear rice wine
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 0.5 tsp five spice powder
  • 0.5 tsp five spice powder
  • 0.5 tsp five spice powder
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 3 tbsp water
  • salt
  • salt
  • salt
  • pepper
  • pepper
  • pepper
  • 1.5 cups cooked rice
  • 1.5 cups cooked rice
  • 1.5 cups cooked rice
  • 2.5 cups sliced Persian cucumber
  • 2.5 cups sliced Persian cucumber
  • 2.5 cups sliced Persian cucumber
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 0.25 tsp ginger
  • 0.25 tsp ginger
  • 0.25 tsp ginger
  • 0.25 tsp minced garlic
  • 0.25 tsp minced garlic
  • 0.25 tsp minced garlic
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 0.5 tbsp soy sauce
  • 0.5 tbsp soy sauce
  • 0.5 tbsp soy sauce
  • 0.5 tbsp sesame oil
  • 0.5 tbsp sesame oil
  • 0.5 tbsp sesame oil
  • 0.5 tbsp honey
  • 0.5 tbsp honey
  • 0.5 tbsp honey
  • 2 tsp chili oil
  • 2 tsp chili oil
  • 2 tsp chili oil
  • 1 tbsp sesame seed
  • 1 tbsp sesame seed
  • 1 tbsp sesame seed

Equipment

knifecutting boardbowlforkair fryerparchment baking papermeal prep container

Tips

  • Use chicken thighs over breasts for a juicier result.
  • When meal prepping to reheat, put salad and meat into separate ziploc bags to avoid getting the rice soggy.
  • When ready to eat, microwave rice with a wet paper towel first to steam it, then add meat and microwave until warm, and finally add veggies on top to preserve crunch.