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Preparation Time: 1 hour
Difficulty Level: Easy
Ingredients for Honey Glazed Grilled Chicken
- Chicken: 1 whole chicken, approximately 2.6 - 3.3 lbs (1.2 - 1.5 kg)
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon MSG
- 1/3 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried shallots
- 1/3 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
Ingredients for Delicious Honey Glazed Grilled Chicken
Tips for Choosing Quality Ingredients for Honey Glazed Grilled Chicken
Tips for Choosing Fresh and Quality Chicken Meat
Choosing fresh and quality chicken meat is not an easy task. Here are some suggestions to help you select fresh, high-quality chicken meat to ensure the health of your family:
- Good quality chicken usually weighs between 3.3-4.4 lbs (1.5-2 kg), with a small, firm, and narrow breast. Overly large chickens tend to be older, resulting in tougher, less flavorful meat. Additionally, excessively large chickens are often from industrial farming and may have fatty, less tasty meat.
- Fresh chicken meat should have a pinkish, bright color. When touched lightly, it should feel resilient. Moreover, good chicken has thin, smooth skin with a pale yellow fat layer; some parts like the breast, wings, and back will have a deeper yellow color. Avoid chickens with white or dark blotchy skin; entirely yellow skin (as it may have been artificially colored); or bruising or blood spots on the skin.
- Quality chicken meat will have a distinct pleasant aroma. Avoid chicken with a foul or strange smell. To avoid purchasing water-injected chicken, press your fingers on suspected water-injected areas like the thighs or breasts. If the meat feels spongy, soft, or lacks resilience, do not buy it as it may be water-injected meat.
Fresh and Quality Chicken Meat
How to Choose and Buy Pure Honey
To ensure the quality of honey, follow these steps:
Method 1: Place a drop of honey on a piece of paper or cloth. If the honey drop doesn't absorb into the fabric and maintains its shape like water, it's genuine, pure honey. If it absorbs into the fabric, it's fake honey of inferior quality.
Method 2: Mix some honey with water and let it sit for a few hours. If the mixture remains unchanged, without any impurities settling at the bottom of the glass or floating on the surface of the water, it's pure honey.
Method 3: Taste test to differentiate. Genuine honey, when stirred, will be very smooth, with a rich, shiny texture. It will dissolve quickly in the mouth. Fake honey will feel slightly hard to dissolve, with a bland taste, and swallowing it might feel sticky in the throat.
Pure Honey
How to Cook Honey Grilled Chicken
Step 1: Prepare the ingredients:
- Rub the chicken with salt and let it dry thoroughly.
- Finely chop garlic and onions and put them in a bowl.
Step 2: Marinate the chicken:
- Mix dried garlic, dried onions, oyster sauce, MSG, fish sauce, and pepper in a bowl until all the spices dissolve.
- Use your hands to evenly coat the sauce on the chicken, ensuring that the sauce covers the entire chicken.
- Cover tightly and refrigerate for about 3-4 hours to allow the flavors to penetrate.
Marinated Honey Grilled Chicken
Step 3: Grill the chicken using an air fryer:
- After marinating, place the chicken in an air fryer. Start by grilling the chicken at 190 degrees Celsius for about 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes of grilling, open the fryer, flip the chicken, and continue grilling at 190 degrees Celsius for another 10 minutes.
- Then, open the air fryer and evenly brush the mixture of cooking oil and honey all over the chicken. Set the fryer to 180 degrees Celsius and grill for 2 more minutes until the chicken turns golden brown, fragrant, and the skin becomes crispy.
- Once cooked, the chicken will have a beautiful golden color and will be infused with the sweet, distinctive flavor of honey. The meat will be tender and fragrant, perfect to serve with cucumber salad. Dip it in a mixture of salt, pepper, chili, and a squeeze of lime for extra flavor.
Place the chicken in the air fryer for grilling
Finished Product:
The Honey Grilled Chicken dish is now complete.
Delicious Honey Grilled Chicken
How to Make Honey Grilled Chicken Dipping Sauce
In addition to marinating and grilling the chicken, the dipping sauce plays a crucial role in making honey grilled chicken perfect and even more delicious. You can refer to the recipe for delicious grilled chicken as follows:
Ingredients: 4 fresh green chili peppers, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, half a bulb of garlic, 1 lemon, half a cup of water.
Grind the garlic and chili peppers into a paste, then mix well with the above ingredients. Squeeze the lemon juice and strain it into the mixture. Stir until the dipping sauce thickens.
Alternatively, you can mix spices with salt, chili, garlic, and dried onions, then roast them to use as a dipping sauce for grilled chicken instead of using the sauce mentioned above.
Chicken Dipping Sauce
Tips to Make Honey Grilled Chicken Even More Delicious
- When marinating the chicken, use a small sharp skewer to pierce the chicken skin to allow the seasoning to penetrate easily (only pierce the surface of the skin, avoid piercing too deeply).
- During the air frying process, it's crucial to observe carefully and flip the chicken regularly to prevent burning, ensuring that the chicken cooks evenly and looks more appetizing.
- Lastly, before grilling, make sure to clean the surface of the chicken skin to avoid burnt garlic and chili, which could spoil the delicious taste of the chicken.
Above are the steps to make Honey Grilled Chicken using an air fryer, along with some handy tips. Wishing everyone success and enjoyment with this dish!
